अश्कों

Meaning

Tears (plural/oblique form of tear).

Detailed Meaning

'Ashkon' is the Hindustani plural oblique form of the Persian noun 'ashk', meaning tears. In this verse, it refers to the overwhelming flow of weeping carrying away the heart's accumulated sorrow and anguish. The poet conceives these tears as water mixing with emotional dust to produce mud in which pieces of the heart remain trapped.

Etymology

Derived from Persian 'ashk' (اشک, meaning tear) with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix '-oñ' (وں).

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, tears ('ashk') serve as a primary trope for unresolved grief, intense longing, and the literal liquefaction of a wounded heart.

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