Word Meaning
आजिज़ी
‘ājizī
hinoun
Meaning
Humility, meekness, submission, helplessness, or lowliness.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'ājizī' denotes humility, self-effacement, and submissiveness, often revered as a high spiritual virtue. In this couplet, it embodies the modesty and bowed posture that paradoxically raises one higher in standing than even the heavens. It bridges the condition of outward helplessness with inward spiritual majesty.
Etymology
Arabic root ‘-j-z (عجز, meaning inability or weakness) combined with the Persian abstract suffix -ī.
Usage
In ghazals, it frequently highlights the lover's devoted supplication and self-abasement against the cruelty and grandeur of the beloved.
Examples
meri ājizī pe bhī un kā karam nahīñ hotā
bulandī kā sabab un kī ājizī thī
Synonyms
इंकिसारीफ़रोतनीदीनताहक़ीरी
Related Words
आजिज़इंकिसारफ़रोतनी