Word Meaning
ज़ख्म
zakhm
hinoun
Meaning
Wound, injury, or emotional scar; affliction of love.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'zakhm' serves as a profound symbol for the emotional and spiritual afflictions of love. In this couplet, it represents a wound whose very mending is sought only to experience the sharp delight of the stitching needle.
Etymology
Persian (زخم - zakhm), meaning a wound, strike, or cut.
Usage
In the ghazal, the wound is cherished as a badge of honor and a source of aesthetic pleasure rather than mere suffering.
Examples
The wound of the heart requires no balm.
Every fresh wound is a testament to devotion.
Synonyms
घावजराहतचोट
Related Words
ज़ख़्मीमरहमरफ़ूसोज़न