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Awara

आवारा
said aa-WAA-ra
also written: aawara, awaara
Meaning

Wandering, vagrant, homeless; roaming without fixed abode.

Literally: wandering, astray

See it in the verse

Awara 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
PERSIAN

Sahra-Gard

A wanderer of the desert; one who roams the wilderness.

ARABIC

Musafir

A traveller, wayfarer.

PERSIAN

Khanabadosh

A nomad; one who carries his home on his shoulder, wandering from place to place.

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