Urdunama Podcast | The Gift of 'Fursat' in a World That Never Pauses

Fursat (فُرْصَت) means leisure, free time, a pause or respite, a word often filled with tenderness in Urdu poetry.

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed talks about the word 'Fursat'

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What does it mean to have fursat, those rare, unclaimed moments when life pauses, and we are allowed simply to exist? In Urdu, fursat is more than leisure or free time. It is a state of being, a luxury of stillness in a world that rarely slows down.

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed traces the delicate presence of fursat in Urdu poetry, turning to the timeless words of Ghalib, Faiz, and Sahir. Each poet, in their own way, captures how these fleeting intervals hold immense emotional weight.