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mustaqqil(m): endless, constant

Description of mustaqqil: Mustaqqil is an Urdu adjective meaning independent, autonomous, or self-reliant, derived from the Arabic root denoting freedom from dependence. Unlike subordinate entities that rely on external control, it describes entities functioning without oversight. Differs from temporary freedom by implying enduring sovereignty. In Urdu poetry, it evokes a lover's unyielding spirit, as in couplets portraying endless, constant devotion amid sorrow.

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hayaat ek mustaqqil gham ke siwa kuch bhi naheen

shaayad khushi bhi yaad aati hai toh

aansoon bankar aati hai

life is nothing

but endless sorrow

even joy, when remembered

returns, perhaps, only as tears

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

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hayaat (f) (4)

life

mustaqqil (m) (1)

endless, constant

gham (m) (19)

sorrow, sadness

siwa (m) (2)

butfor, except

shaayad (8)

perhaps, maybe

khushi (f) (8)

happiness

aansoon (m) (1)

tears

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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Miscellany (44)

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