Word Meaning
अफ़्सोस
afsos
hinoun
Meaning
Sorrow, regret, grief, or lamentation over a loss or outcome.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'afsos' conveys deep grief, lamentation, or lingering regret over the tragedies of existence. In this couplet, it embodies the paradox of revering destructive lightning (burning passion) while mourning the inevitable loss of the harvest. It captures the tension between fatalistic submission to love and the pain of its destructive culmination.
Etymology
Persian (افسوس - afsōs), meaning sorrow, grief, or regret.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to voice existential melancholy, mourning of unfulfilled desire, or the tragic aftermath of love.
Examples
The regret over the ruined heart lingered for a lifetime.
Alas, what sorrow that youth slipped away so swiftly.
Synonyms
मलालहसरतपछतावारंज
Related Words
अफ़्सोसनाकफ़सोससोज़मातम