उज़्लत-गुज़ीन

Meaning

Living in seclusion, solitary, choosing retirement or isolation.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound signifying one who embraces seclusion or chooses isolation from society. In this couplet, it paradoxically combines with 'bazm' (gathering), portraying weary seekers who, exhausted by futile gazing, remain alienated and solitary even while seated within the crowd. It evokes psychological detachment and exhaustion amid external celebration.

Etymology

Arabic 'uzlah' (عزلة, solitude, retreat) + Persian 'guzīn' (گزین, choosing/preferring, from guzīdan).

Usage

Commonly employed in classical Urdu ghazal to portray the ascetic, mystic, or wounded lover who shuns public assemblies.

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