Word Meaning
ऐश-गह
aish-gah
hinoun
Meaning
A place of pleasure, luxury, or enjoyment.
Detailed Meaning
A compound formed from Arabic 'aish' (pleasure) and Persian '-gah' (place), denoting an abode of luxury or merrymaking. In this couplet, it serves as an ironical denial: the speaker warns that this world is not a house of indulgence, but a painful garden steeped in blood.
Etymology
Arabic 'aish' (life, pleasure) + Persian '-gah' (place).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is frequently evoked as an illusion of mortal life to contrast worldly hedonism with existential suffering.
Examples
Do not mistake this transient world for a place of pleasure.
His palace was once a vibrant house of joy.
Synonyms
ऐश-गाहइशरत-कदाबज़्म-ए-तरब
Related Words
ऐशगाहऐश-ओ-इशरत