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Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Dagh-e-firaaq

दाग़-ए-फ़िराक़
Meaning

The scar of separation; the burnt mark left on the heart by the beloved's absence.

Literally: the brand of separation

See it in the verse

Dagh-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.
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Related words
ARABIC

Firaaq

Separation, absence of the beloved; the long night of estrangement.

PERSIAN

Dagh

A scar, mark, or stain; figuratively a lasting grief or blemish of shame ('dagh-e-judai', the scar of separation).

PERSIAN

Dagh-e-dil

The scar on the heart; the burnt brand of love the lover carries and even cherishes.

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