Word Meaning
आवाज़ों
aawazon
Meaning
Voices, sounds, or calls; contextually, fellow songbirds (in 'ham-aawazon').
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'aawazon' is the oblique plural form of 'aawaz', signifying sounds, tones, or calls. In this specific couplet, it combines with 'ham' to form 'ham-aawazon', meaning fellow singers or companion birds of the garden. The aged or captive poet remembers the days when they too possessed wings, offering wistful congratulations to the free-flying songbirds.
Etymology
Derived from Persian 'āvāz' (voice, sound, melody) with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix '-oñ'.
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal for distant laments, beloved's speech, or paired with 'ham' to address companion songbirds of the garden.
Examples
Lost amidst the distant calls and cries
A blessing offered to the fellow singing companions