Meaning
A letter of the alphabet; also a word or particle of speech.
Literally: a letter; a word; an utterance
Usage & notes
Harf is a letter of the alphabet or a single word, the smallest piece of speech. Iqbal can load a single harf with weight, treating the right word spoken at the right moment as an act with power to wound or to wake. The word, for him, is never weightless.