پرسکون ہو جائیں
pur-sukoon ho jayein
To relax in Urdu is to say پرسکون ہو جائیں (pur-sukoon ho jayein).
The phrase is used to describe the act of resting and becoming relieved of stress.
Meaning: (intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress (verb)
Which one should you use?
While پرسکون ہو جائیں focuses on the mental state of becoming calm, آرام کریں is used more for physical rest or taking a break.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form پرسکون ہو جائیں uses the honorific plural verb ending to express a polite command or suggestion. The informal version of this command uses the ending پرسکون ہو جاؤ instead of پرسکون ہو جائیں. If a male speaker wants to say 'I will relax', he would change the verb ending to پرسکون ہو جاؤں گا.
How do you pronounce it?
pur-sukoon ho jayein
Did you know?
- While پرسکون means 'relaxed', the root word سکون is also used in Urdu physics and mathematics to refer to a state of 'equilibrium' or 'stasis'.
- In many South Asian cultures, the concept of 'relaxing' is often tied to the idea of تھکن اتارنا (removing fatigue), which treats tiredness like a physical weight that can be stripped away.
- The phrase پرسکون ہو جائیں can be used sarcastically in Urdu to tell someone to 'calm down' when they are being overly dramatic, similar to 'take a chill pill'.
Examples in context
- آپ نے پورے دن محنت کی ہے، آرام کریں۔You have been working hard all day, take a moment to relax.
- آپ کو دیکھ کر لگتا ہے آپ تھک چکے ہیں، براہ کرم استراحت کیجئے۔You seem exhausted, please relax for a moment.
- سانس لیں اور سکون کریں۔Take a deep breath and relax.
- آج دن میں دھوپ ہے، پارک چلو اور آرام کر لو۔It's a sunny day, let's go to the park and relax.
- کوشش کریں کہ پرسکون ہو جائیں۔Koshish karen ke pur-sukoon ho jayen.Try to relax.
Example conversation
Hamza is helping Zainab feel better after a long day at work.
- حمزہ Hamzaزینب، آپ بہت تھک گئی ہیں۔Zainab, aap bohat thak gayi hain.Zainab, you are very tired.
- زینب Zainabجی، آج کا دن بہت مشکل تھا۔Ji, aaj ka din bohat mushkil tha.Yes, today was a very difficult day.
- حمزہ Hamzaاب تھوڑی دیر کے لیے پرسکون ہو جائیں۔Ab thori der ke liye pur-sukoon ho jayen.Now, relax for a little while.
- زینب Zainabشکریہ حمزہ، یہ اچھا مشورہ ہے۔Shukriya Hamza, yeh acha mashwara hai.Thank you Hamza, that is good advice.
