जाँ-काहीयाँ

Meaning

Soul-exhausting agonies, life-draining hardships, and severe afflictions of heart and mind.

Detailed Meaning

The term refers to agonizing trials that slowly wear away life and consume the vital spirit. In this couplet, it describes the profound, soul-sapping miseries of love which the beloved casually dismissed as trivial. It emphasizes the contrast between the lover's crushing pain and the beloved's indifference.

Etymology

Persian compound: 'jān' (soul, life) + 'kāh' (stem of kāhīdan, to diminish/waste away) + abstract noun suffix '-ī' + plural suffix '-āñ'.

Usage

In classical ghazal, 'jāñ-kāhī' frequently illustrates the relentless, slow-consuming emotional torment born of longing, unrequited love, and destiny.

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