Word Meaning
ज़िंदान
zindaan
hinoun
Meaning
A prison, jail, dungeon, or place of confinement.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu literature, 'zindaan' literally signifies a dark dungeon or prison. Metaphorically, it represents worldly existence, emotional entrapment, or the inescapable agony of love. In this couplet, it appears in the construct 'zindaan-e-betaabi' (prison of restlessness), depicting oblivion as a containment that tames restless longing.
Etymology
Persian (زندان / zindān), denoting a dungeon or prison, derived from Middle Persian zēndān.
Usage
A frequent trope in the ghazal tradition symbolizing the soul's entrapment in worldly sorrow or the lover's servitude to passion.
Examples
The dark prison of sorrow
Trapped forever in the beloved's prison
Synonyms
क़ैदख़ानाकारागारबंदीगृहहब्स
Related Words
ज़िंदानीक़ैदअसीरज़ंजीर