इनाद

Meaning

Enmity, hostility, deep-seated malice, or stubborn opposition.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, inaad signifies malice, stubborn opposition, or bitter enmity. In this couplet, it emphasizes total alienation and resentment towards the rest of the world, contrasted with the beloved who fails to keep friendship even with a single soul. It conveys the lover's extreme detachment and adversarial posture toward worldly society.

Etymology

Arabic (ʿinād), from the root ʿ-n-d relating to obstinacy, resistance, and hostility.

Usage

In the ghazal, inaad is frequently employed to contrast the lover's singular affection with the malice of rivals or general societal antagonism.

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