अज़-गरमी

Meaning

Due to heat, warmth, or passionate intensity.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional construction meaning 'from or because of heat'. In the context of the couplet, it denotes how the blazing speed and burning splendor of the beloved's gait dry up the lover's tears before they can fall. It conveys both literal thermal heat and the poetic ardour of motion and beauty.

Etymology

Persian: composed of the preposition 'az' (from, due to) and the abstract noun 'garmi' (heat, warmth), derived from 'garm' (hot).

Usage

Common in classical Persianized Urdu poetry to introduce the cause of an emotional or physical reaction sparked by fiery passion or intense movement.

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