Word Meaning
ख़िज़ाँ-दीदा
khizāñ-dīdā
hiadjective
Meaning
Afflicted by autumn; withered, faded, or having experienced decline and ruin.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'one who has seen autumn', this compound describes a garden, tree, or person weathered and blighted by decay and sorrow. In this couplet, it qualifies the garden ('bāgh') as one ravaged by time and adversity, in harmony with the speaker's own withered condition as a dried leaf.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'khizān' (autumn, decay) and 'dīdah' (seen/witnessed, past participle of 'dīdan').
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is a conventional metaphor for aged lovers, lost youth, and the melancholy aftermath of ruined fortune.
Examples
a flower blighted by autumn
the desolation of a withered garden
Synonyms
ख़िज़ाँ-रसीदामुरझायाअफ़्सुर्दाज़र्द
Related Words
ख़िज़ाँदीदाबर्ग-ए-ख़िज़ाँचमन