Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Firaq

फ़िराक़

said fi-RAAQ

also written: Firaaq,Firak,Firaq

Meaning

Separation and the anguish of parting — a stock theme of the ghazal, near in sense to hijr.

Literally: separation, disunion

Related words

Separation from the beloved; the pain of parting.

Union with the beloved — the longed-for consummation that is the counterpart of hijr in ghazal convention.

A lyric poem of rhymed couplets sharing a single meter and refrain.