Word Meaning
अर्ज़-ज़ौक़
arz-zauq
Meaning
Expression or manifestation of longing, taste, or ardent desire.
Detailed Meaning
A genitive Persian construct (Izafat) composed of the Arabic roots 'arz' (presentation or expression) and 'zauq' (taste, delight, or passion). It denotes the overt declaration or showing of an internal aesthetic or emotional relish. In the cited couplet, it represents the helpless lover's spellbinding eagerness and yearning to be slaughtered by the beloved's sword.
Etymology
Arabic: 'ʿarḍ' (عرض - presentation, display) + Arabic: 'dhawq' (ذوق - taste, relish, inclination).
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazals to evoke the lover's active desire to endure the trials and ecstasy of love.
Examples
An ardent display of desire that leaves the lover restless.
The spellbinding expression of passion before the beloved.