Date:18-Aug-2000
Word of the Day: 'taGaaful'

Meaning:
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taGaaful - negligience/indifference/apathy


Couplet:
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ham ne maanaa ki taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak
[Mirza Ghalib]


Associated word(s):

1) taGaaful-aashnaa 2) taGaaful-kesh 3) taGaaful-peshaa
4) taGaaful-shi_aar

All the above words mean the same - being purposefully indifferent.
As such, they are all used to for one's beloved.


jii me.n aataa hai ki us shoKh-e-taGaaful-kesh se
ab na miliye phir kabhii aur bevafaa ho jaa_iye
[Hasrat Mohani]


yahaa.N jo bhii taGaaful-aashnaa hai
vahii ham bad-nasiibo.n kaa Khudaa hai
[Abdul Hameed Adam]