Word Meaning
आज़ारों
āzāroñ
hinoun
Meaning
Sorrows, afflictions, ailments, or torments (plural oblique form).
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'āzār' represents ailment, distress, or severe affliction. Here, in its plural oblique form 'āzāroñ', it denotes the multitude of psychological and emotional pains—namely love, helplessness, and delirium—described in the first hemistich. The poet questions how life can possibly be sustained amidst such relentless suffering.
Etymology
Persian آزار (āzār), from the present stem of آزردن (āzurdan, 'to hurt, vex, afflict').
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical ghazal to convey the cumulative, agonizing ailments brought about by romantic longing and existential desolation.
Examples
trapped amidst the soul's afflictions
deliverance from worldly torments
Synonyms
दुखोंकष्टोंतकलीफ़ोंरंजों
Related Words
आज़ारआज़ुर्दाआज़ार-रसीदा