Word Meaning
आशुफ़्ता-सरी
āshufta-sarī
Meaning
State of mental frenzy, distraction, or madness of passion.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'āshufta-sarī' refers to an intense state of mental disorientation, frenzy, or obsessive passion. In this couplet, it embodies the speaker's relentless madness that remains untamed even in prison, to the point where being pelted with stones is its only conceivable cure. It conveys both metaphorical psychological turmoil and the literal image of disheveled, frantic state.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'āshuftah' (disturbed, unsettled) and 'sar' (head) + abstract suffix '-ī'.
Usage
A common motif in ghazals to evoke the image of a lover driven to frantic distraction and disheveled abandonment.
Examples
His frenzy became a spectacle for the entire town.
Only a stone can calm this madness of the head.