Word Meaning
अच्छों
achchon
hinoun
Meaning
The good, noble, or virtuous people (plural oblique form).
Detailed Meaning
The plural oblique form of 'achha' (good), used substantively to refer to righteous, noble, or benevolent people. In this couplet, it designates those who act with fidelity and virtue yet face wrongful blame and malice from the world. It captures the poet's ironic resignation towards societal hypocrisy, where virtue is consistently misinterpreted as vice.
Etymology
From Prakrit 'accha' (clean, clear, pure), derived from Sanskrit 'aksha' (clear, pure).
Usage
In Urdu ghazal, it is commonly set in antithesis with 'buron' (the bad) to lament the world's inverted moral order.
Examples
To sit in the company of the good transforms the heart.
The world has always been ungrateful to the good.
Synonyms
नेकोंसज्जनोंभलोंनेक-कारों
Related Words
अच्छाअच्छाईभलाबुरा