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muaaf: forgive

Description of muaaf: Muaaf is an Urdu adjective meaning exempted, excused, forgiven, or pardoned, and as a noun, it denotes forgiveness or rent-free land exempt from tax. Unlike maaf , which broadly means apology or general pardon derived from Arabic, muaaf specifically implies formal absolution or release from obligation. It differs from bakshish , a gift or gratuity, by connoting legal or moral exemption rather than benevolence. In Urdu poetry, muaaf evokes divine

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main zakhm kha ke gira tha ki thaam us ne liya

muaaf kar ke mujhe

inteqaam us ne liya

i had fallen wounded

when he picked and held me

forgiving me

he took his revenge

Faisal Azmi (1)

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

muaaf (1)

forgive

inteqaam (m) (2)

revenge, reprisal

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