Word Meaning
कुशायिश
kushaayish
Meaning
Opening, untying, resolution of a difficulty, or relief.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetics, 'kushayish' denotes the unravelling of a knot, and by extension, relief from hardship or the resolution of a predicament. In this couplet by Ghalib, it is personified as resolution itself, which unexpectedly admires and is drawn to the lover's intricate, difficulty-loving knot. It underscores the poetic paradox where ease or deliverance is fascinated by sheer complexity.
Etymology
Persian, from the verb kushaadan / gushaadan (کشادن / گشادن), meaning to open, untie, or expand.
Usage
In ghazal tradition, it is most often paired with 'uqda' (knot) to express philosophical or romantic liberation from entanglement.
Examples
No way appeared for the untying of the knot of the heart.
A promise of relief is hidden within every tribulation.