गुदाज़

Meaning

Melting, dissolution, liquefaction, or softening caused by passion or sorrow.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'gudaaz' denotes the state of melting, liquefaction, or dissolution of the lover's heart or body under the intense heat of passion and grief. In Mir's couplet, it evokes the total melting away of the lover's physical form in the fire of love, leaving only the illusion of a body inside the hollow garment.

Etymology

Persian (gudāz, present stem of gudākhtan, meaning to melt or dissolve).

Usage

It is traditionally paired with 'soz' (burning) to portray the complete emotional and physical devastation of the lover.

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