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Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Daagh-e-firaaq

दाग़-ए-फ़िराक़
said daagh-e-fi-RAAQ
Meaning

The brand of estrangement; the scorch-mark left on the breast by being apart from the beloved.

Literally: scar of estrangement

How Iqbal uses it

A close cousin of the scar of separation, the daagh-e-firaaq blackens the heart like a wound that never heals.

See it in the verse

Daagh-e-firaaq in Iqbal’s couplets

Haya nahin hai zamane ki aankh mein baaqi
Khuda kare ki jawani teri rahe be-daagh
No sense of shame is left in the eye of the age; may God keep your youth unstained.
Youth · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Firaaq

Separation, parting from the beloved.

PERSIAN

Daagh-e-judaai

The scar of separation; the burning brand left on the heart by parting.

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