Word Meaning
क़दम-रंजा
qadam-ranja
Meaning
To take the trouble of visiting; to grace someone with one's arrival.
Detailed Meaning
Literally translating to 'making the feet undergo hardship', it is a polite and honorific idiom used to describe a revered person or beloved gracing a place with their visit. In this couplet, the poet implores the beloved to deign to visit even briefly in the morning so that the long, sorrowful night of separation may finally come to an end. It reflects classical courtly etiquette and refined pleading.
Etymology
Arabic 'qadam' (foot, step) + Persian 'ranja' (troubled, pained, from ranjidan).
Usage
Commonly paired with verbs like 'करना' or 'फ़रमाना' in ghazals to entreat the beloved with aristocratic deference.
Examples
Grace our humble dwelling with your footsteps.
The beloved never deigned to take the trouble of visiting my abode.