गुनाहों

Meaning

Sins; transgressions; moral or religious wrongdoings (oblique plural form).

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'gunāh' refers to transgression, sin, or disobedience against moral and divine law. In this couplet, it represents the countless sins of the speaker, presented with poetic irony that their vastness defies any accounting on the Day of Judgment. The oblique plural form 'gunāhoñ' links it syntactically to the preceding quantifier 'shumār' (count or reckoning).

Etymology

Persian 'gunāh' (گناہ), from Middle Persian 'wināh' (sin, offense).

Usage

In the ghazal, poets frequently invoke 'gunāh' to explore themes of divine mercy, human frailty, and playful defiance toward ascetic judgment.

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