Word Meaning
ख़लल-पज़ीर
khalal-pazīr
hiadjective
Meaning
Disrupted, impaired, disordered, or subject to mental derangement.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu classical poetry, 'khalal-pazīr' describes an object or faculty that has fallen into disorder or malfunction. In this couplet, it ironizes the lover's well-meaning friends whose minds have become impaired simply because they attempt to cure an incurable madness like love.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'khalal' (flaw, disruption) and Persian '-pazīr' (root of pazīruftan, meaning receiving or admitting).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to describe the mind or peace of mind disrupted by passion, or to satirize the sanity of sensible advisers.
Examples
dimāgh khalal-pazīr honā
khalal-pazīr huā dil kā sukūn
Synonyms
फ़ुतूर-ज़दानाक़िसख़राबबद-हवास
Related Words
ख़ललफ़ुतूरसौदाइख़्तिलाल