अल्हम्दुलिल्लाह

Meaning

Praise be to God; an exclamation expressing gratitude or relief.

Detailed Meaning

An Arabic liturgical phrase meaning 'All praise is due to Allah'. In everyday speech and classical poetry, it is invoked to express gratitude, contentment, or surrender to the divine will in any situation. In this couplet, it serves as a content and relieved declaration that the lover's condition is finally just as the beloved would desire.

Etymology

Arabic: al-ḥamdu li-llāh (الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ), meaning 'the praise is for Allah'.

Usage

In ghazals, it is frequently employed to express heartfelt thanksgiving or a lover's ironic contentment with their painful fate.

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