Word Meaning

चारासाज़ी

chāra-sāzī

hinoun, feminine

Meaning

Providing a remedy, cure, or solution for affliction and distress.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'chara-sazi' denotes the act of curing, healing, or offering relief to a suffering soul. In this couplet, it expresses an earnest plea for spiritual healing and guidance addressed to the Prophet of Islam (Maula-e-Yasrib) to rectify the speaker's westernized intellect and compromised faith.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'chārah' (remedy, means) and 'sāzī' (the act of making or arranging, from sākhtan).

Usage

In ghazal tradition, it frequently signifies the futile efforts of the physician (chāragar) to heal the incurable wound of love.

Examples

No remedy worked upon the wounds of the heart.

The helpless patient awaits the physician's cure.

Synonyms

इलाजमदावाउपचारतदबीर

Related Words

चाराचारागरचाराजोई
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