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behuzoor: absent

Description of behuzoor: Behuzoor is an Urdu word meaning "without presence" or "in absence," derived from the prefix "be" and "huzoor" . It describes a state of being absent or removed from someone's company. Unlike huzoor, which denotes respect and formal presence, behuzoor emphasizes separation or lack of attendance. Differs from similar terms by specifically indicating absence rather than mere distance. In literary and poetic contexts, behuzoor evokes melancholy, longing, or the pain

1 / 1: behuzoor

tera imam behuzoor teri namaaz besuroor

aisi namaaz se guzar

aise imam se guzar

your priest is absent

and your prayer joyless

find your way out of

that priest and that prayer

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

imam (m) (1)

priest

behuzoor (1)

absent

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

besuroor (1)

joyless

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

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