Word Meaning
ईज़ा
īzā
hinoun
Meaning
Torment, distress, affliction, pain, or harm inflicted upon someone.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'īzā' refers to severe distress, pain, or torment. In this couplet, it denotes the emotional anguish and wounding sorrow caused by the sudden dissolution of an assembly of joy. It highlights both psychological torment and the metaphoric physical laceration likened to broken glass.
Etymology
Arabic إِيذَاء (īḏā’), the verbal noun (form IV) from the root أ-ذ-ي (ʔ-ḏ-y), meaning to harm, injure, or molest.
Usage
Frequently used in ghazals in the construct of Persian izafat (e.g., 'eza-e-dil' or 'bais-e-eza') to depict the beloved's cruelty or fate's torment.
Examples
baais-e-eza hona (to be the cause of distress)
eza-e-dil (anguish of the heart)
Synonyms
तकलीफ़अज़ियतरंजदुःख
Related Words
अज़ियतईज़ा-रसाँईज़ा-दही