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rozgaar(m): dailylife

Description of rozgaar: Rozgaar is an Urdu word meaning livelihood, employment, or means of earning a living. Unlike temporary gigs or casual labor, it often implies a steady occupation providing sustenance. Differs from naukri, which specifically denotes a salaried job, as rozgaar encompasses broader self-employment or trade. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the daily struggle for survival, as in verses lamenting life's harsh quest for daily bread.

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baad-go main raha rahine-sitmaha-e-rozgaar

lekin tere khayaal se

ghafil nahin raha

though i was a prisoner

to the cruelties of daily life

i never lost

the thoughts of you

Mirza Ghalib (63)

rahine (m) (1)

prisoner

sitmaha (m) (1)

oppressor

rozgaar (m) (1)

dailylife

khayaal (m) (15)

thoughts

ghafil (m) (1)

unaware

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