Word Meaning
ख़ंदा-हा
khanda-ha
hinoun
Meaning
Laughters, smiles, or mocking bursts of blossoming.
Detailed Meaning
'Khanda-ha' is the Persian plural form of 'khanda', meaning laughters, smiles, or sneers. In classical Urdu poetry, the blossoming of a flower is conventionally equated with its laughter, which often implies heartless mockery of the devastated lover. In this couplet, it represents the roses laughing derisively at the futile devotion and suffering of the nightingale.
Etymology
Persian: 'khanda' (laughter, smile) + '-hā' (plural suffix).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, the opening of a rosebud is poetically interpreted as a mocking smile aimed at the despairing nightingale.
Examples
The garden was alive with the cruel laughters of the rose.
Our weeping met only the uncaring laughters of dawn.
Synonyms
हँसीमुस्कुराहटेंक़हक़हेतबस्सुम
Related Words
ख़ंदाख़ंदा-ज़नख़ंदा-पेशानीगुल