Word Meaning
कुदूरतें
kudooratein
Meaning
Resentments, ill feelings, grievances, or grudges; inner bitterness.
Detailed Meaning
'Kudurat' literally denotes cloudiness, turbidity, or uncleanness, but figuratively signifies malice, bitterness, or lingering resentment. In this couplet, it represents the beloved's profound irritation and disgust toward the lover's very existence, playing on the word's physical link to dust and murkiness ('ghubaar'). The plural form emphasizes the depth and recurrence of these ill feelings.
Etymology
Arabic root k-d-r (ک-د-ر), denoting murkiness or turbidity, entering Urdu via Persian with the Hindustani plural suffix '-eñ'.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is standardly used to denote the emotional clouding of the beloved's heart against the lover, often paired metaphorically with dust ('gard' or 'ghubaar').
Examples
Erase all bitter resentments from the heart.
A chest weighed down by worldly grudges.