लेक

Meaning

But, yet, however; a poetic contraction of lekin.

Detailed Meaning

The word 'lek' is an archaic or poetic truncation of the conjunction 'lekin' (meaning 'but' or 'yet'). In this couplet, it functions to contrast the outward presence of the ascetic inside the sacred sanctuary of the Kaaba with his inner spiritual estrangement ('na-mahram'). It provides a metrical contraction commonly employed in classical Persian and Urdu verse.

Etymology

Arabic origin via Persian; a poetic contraction (takhfeef) of the Arabic particle lākin (لاکن / لیکن).

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'lek' or 'valek' is frequently preferred over 'lekin' to fit meters requiring a single long syllable or specific foot.

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