Word Meaning
चाक
chāk
hinoun
Meaning
Torn, rent, slit, or a tear or fissure.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'chāk' denotes a tear, rip, slit, or breach. In this couplet, it specifically describes the beloved tearing apart the lover's letter ('nāma') in fury or disdain before executing the messenger. The motif is closely associated with madness, rejection, and grief in love.
Etymology
Persian (چاک), signifying a slit, cleft, rent, or tear.
Usage
A vital trope in the ghazal tradition, most famously combined as 'chāk-e-girēbān' to represent the ecstatic madness and despair of the suffering lover.
Examples
chāk-e-girēbān (the torn collar of a mad lover)
nāma chāk karnā (to rip a letter to shreds)
Synonyms
चीरदराड़दामन-दरीदाशगाफ़
Related Words
चाक-ए-गरेबाँचाक-ए-दिलचाक-ए-दामन