आज़ुर्दगी

Meaning

Affliction, sorrow, grief, or a lingering state of dejection and displeasure.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'āzurdagī' signifies a persistent state of melancholy, emotional woundedness, or discontent. In this couplet, it portrays an entire lifetime consumed by grief and quiet suffering. Despite this enduring sorrow, the speaker laments that even the expression of their passion remains tragically unfulfilled.

Etymology

Persian, formed from the past stem of 'āzurdan' (to hurt, vex, distress) + suffix '-gī'.

Usage

Frequently invoked in the ghazal to convey the quiet, lasting melancholy of the lover caused by the beloved's indifference or fate's cruelty.

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