Arabic · noun · The Heart & the Body
Qaraar
क़रार
said qa-RAAR
also written: Qarar, qarar, qaraar-e
Meaning
Rest, repose, settled calm; stability.
Literally: rest, repose, peace of heart
Usage & notes
Qaraar is the rest the lover has lost — the peace and settledness of heart that vanishes the moment love strikes. The ghazal speaks of it almost always in the negative: the beloved has stolen his qaraar, robbed him of all repose. Only nearness can restore it, and so qaraar names exactly what the lover lacks and longs for, the calm that lives only in the beloved's presence.
Related words
ARABIC
Sukoon
Peace, calm, tranquillity; stillness.
PERSIAN
Beqaraari
Restlessness; want of repose, disquiet.
PERSIAN
Aaraam
Rest, ease, comfort, repose.
ARABIC
Qurbat
Nearness and closeness, especially the coveted proximity to God.
PERSIAN
Tapish
Burning agitation and palpitation, the throbbing heat of a heart inflamed with restless longing.