Word Meaning
आतिश-परस्त
aatish-parast
Meaning
A fire-worshipper; metaphorically, an ardent lover consumed by burning passion.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a Zoroastrian or fire-worshipper, the compound metaphorically describes a lover whose laments radiate intense heat and sparks. In this couplet, the speaker's grief is so fiery and spark-shedding that onlookers misinterpret his suffering as actual devotion to fire. It conveys both the extraordinary intensity of grief and the world's misunderstanding of the lover's plight.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'aatish' (fire) and the agentive suffix 'parast' (from parastīdan, meaning to worship or revere).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, poets often invoke the figure of the fire-worshipper to dramatize the heresy and uncontainable blaze of extreme romantic passion.
Examples
branded an aatish-parast by the world
the sighs of an aatish-parast consumed by love