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mutmain(m): rest

Description of mutmain: Mutmain is an Urdu adjective meaning a state of complete reassurance, tranquility, or contentment, derived from the Arabic root "ta'min" denoting security and peace of mind. Unlike mere happiness, which is fleeting and emotional, mutmain implies a profound inner calm achieved through certainty or fulfillment. Differs from satisfaction, as it encompasses spiritual repose beyond physical needs. In Urdu poetry, like Ghalib's verse "sab mere baghair mutmain hain," it evokes souls

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kaaT kar par mutmain sayyaad beparwah na ho

ruuh bulbul ki

iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka

having cut the wings,

may the hunter not rest content

the soul of the nightingale

is set on flying

Haidar Ali Aatish (6)

kaaT (3)

cut

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

mutmain (m) (1)

rest

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

beparwah (1)

careless

ruuh (m) (5)

soul, spirit

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

iraada (m) (2)

desire

parwaaz (m) (2)

flight, soaring

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