Word Meaning
अज़-दस्त-रफ़्ता
az-dast-rafta
hiadjective
Meaning
Lost from one's grasp; slipped out of hand; departed forever.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound literally meaning 'gone from hand', used to describe something irreversibly lost or slipped away. In Ghalib's couplet, it qualifies lost wealth ('zar') that poor people boast about even after it is completely gone. It carries a sense of futile pride or nostalgic longing for a lost possession.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'az' (from) + 'dast' (hand) + 'rafta' (gone, past participle of 'raftan', to go).
Usage
Used in high Persianized classical poetry to express irreparable loss of time, youth, or fortune with bittersweet irony.
Examples
zar-e-az-dast-rafta (wealth slipped out of hand)
waqt-e-az-dast-rafta (time gone beyond recovery)
Synonyms
खोया हुआगुमशुदाहाथ से निकलाबरबाद
Related Words
दस्तरफ़्ताज़रमुफ़्लिस