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Aawara

आवारा

Meaning

Colloquial: a vagabond, wanderer, aimless drifter; also 'stray'.

See it in the verse

Aawara in Iqbal’s couplets

Kabhi jo aawara-e-junun the vo bastiyon mein phir aa basenge
Barahna-paai vahi rahegi magar naya khaarzaar hoga

Those who once wandered in the wilderness of passion will come back and settle in the towns; the bare feet will be the same, but the field of thorns will be new.

Adversity · Restlessness · Courage

Related words

Aawaragi

Wandering distractedness; the lover's restless vagrancy in love.

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