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tarafdaar: supporters, companions

Description of tarafdaar: Tarafdaar is an Urdu word meaning a supporter, partisan, or someone who takes a particular side in a matter. Unlike a neutral observer, a tarafdaar actively aligns with one faction or viewpoint. Differs from a mere sympathizer by implying committed advocacy or allegiance. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib employ it to depict devoted lovers steadfastly on their beloved's side amid rivalry.

1 / 1: tarafdaar

tanha khaDa hoon main bhi sar-e-karbala-e-asr

aur sochta huun

mere tarafdaar kya hue

i stand alone on the

battlefield of today's karbala

and wondering

where have all my supporters gone?

Mohsin Ehsan (1)

tanha (m) (7)

alone

sar (m) (8)

front, top, head

asr (m) (1)

present age, time

sochta (4)

think

tarafdaar (1)

supporters, companions

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