उजड़ा

Meaning

Desolated, ruined, devastated, or depopulated.

Detailed Meaning

Refers to a place, dwelling, or state that has fallen into ruin, desolation, or abandonment. In this couplet, it describes the lover's heart conceptualized as a once-thriving metropolis ('shahr-e-dil') that was irremediably devastated after the beloved's departure. The destruction is portrayed as so profound that no effort can resettle or rebuild it.

Etymology

From Prakrit/Sanskrit roots related to 'उज्जड' (desolate, ruined) or 'उज्झ' (to abandon, forsake).

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it is traditionally juxtaposed with 'बसना' (to inhabit/settle) or 'आबाद' to dramatize the irreversible desolation of love or historic cities like Delhi.

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