Word Meaning
आफ़त-रसीदा
āfat-rasīda
Meaning
Afflicted by calamity, disaster-stricken, wretched or unfortunate.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'āfat-rasīda' describes someone ruined or besieged by calamity and fate's harsh trials. In this couplet, it represents the speaker as a withered tree in existence's garden, stripped of both shade and fruit, unable to stand tall in dignity. It conveys utter desolation, powerlessness, and prolonged suffering.
Etymology
Arabic 'āfat' (misfortune, calamity) combined with Persian 'rasīda' (reached, overtaken by; past participle of 'rasīdan').
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to depict the tragic state of the lover ruined by fate and cruel circumstances.
Examples
The calamity-stricken heart found no refuge anywhere.
The wailing of a disaster-stricken lover in the ruins.