Word Meaning
ज़ख़्म-ख़ुर्दा
zakhm-khurda
Meaning
Wounded, injured, or afflicted by emotional and physical scars.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'zakhm-khurda' describes an individual or heart already afflicted and deeply lacerated by sorrow, love, or neglect. In this couplet, it qualifies the lover's heart ('dil-e-zakhm-khurda') to emphasize the tragic irony where the beloved offers another painful wound under the guise of cure.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'zakhm' (wound/injury) and 'khurda' (participle of 'khwurdan', meaning having eaten, tasted, or suffered).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to depict the lover's endurance of unrelenting suffering and emotional trauma inflicted by fate or the beloved.
Examples
A zakhm-khurda heart needs no further torment.
The sighs of the zakhm-khurda soul reach the heavens.