Word Meaning
ओहदे
ohde
Meaning
Obligation, charge, responsibility, or the task of coping with someone
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu, 'ohda' refers to an obligation, charge, or responsibility. Within the idiomatic construction 'ohde se nikalna' used in this verse, it carries the sense of coping with, satisfying, or successfully holding one's own against another. The poet expresses his helplessness in answering the beloved's barrage of words, unable to match her sharp tongue.
Etymology
Arabic ‘ahd (covenant, pledge, obligation) transmitted through Persian into Urdu as ‘uhdah.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, the phrase 'ohde se nikalna' is commonly used idiomatically to describe acquitting oneself of an impossible task or enduring the beloved's harsh reproaches.
Examples
to discharge an obligation or cope with a task
to acquit oneself of someone's demand