Separation, parting from the beloved; the ache of being apart.
Literally: separation, parting
Hijr is the ache of being apart from the beloved — the long, sleepless interval that fills the ghazal with its sweetest pain. The tradition treasures it almost more than union, because in separation the heart burns brightest and the lover stays a lover. In Iqbal's register, distance from the Beloved (the Divine, or the ideal Self) is what keeps the self awake and yearning, so hijr becomes a spur to striving rather than mere grief.
Firaaq
Separation, absence of the beloved; the long night of estrangement.
Vasl
Union, the coming-together of lover and beloved; the longed-for meeting.
Visaal
Union with the beloved; the longed-for meeting that ends separation.
Judaai
Separation, estrangement, being apart from the beloved.
Ishq
Love — passionate, all-consuming love, whether for the divine or the human.