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faraagh(m): freedom, leisure

Description of faraagh: Faraagh is an Urdu noun meaning leisure, repose, freedom from duties, or disengagement, often implying a state of calm respite or relief from work. Unlike temporary rest, it conveys profound mental tranquility and completion of tasks. Differs from mere idleness by emphasizing purposeful freedom or cessation. In poetry, it appears in Ghalib's verse: "sau baar band-e-ishq se ?z?d ham hue / par ky? kareñ ki dil h? ad? hai far??h

1 / 1: faraagh

sau baar band-e-ishq se aazaad hum huye

par kya karen ki

dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka

a hundred times, i have

broken free from the bonds of love

but what can i do...

for my heart is freedom's enemy

Mirza Ghalib (63)

aazaad (5)

free, freed

aduu (m) (1)

enemy

faraagh (m) (1)

freedom, leisure

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