Word Meaning
जुरअत-आज़मा
jur'at-aazma
Meaning
Testing one's courage; challenging audacity or provoking boldness.
Detailed Meaning
A compound adjective referring to something that puts one's courage, audacity, or daring to the test. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's feigned negligence (taghaful), which paradoxically challenges the lover to muster the boldness to make an advance. It captures the tension where aloofness subtly invites a lover to test his limits.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'jur'at' (boldness, audacity) and the Persian verbal stem 'āzmā' (from 'āzmūdan', to test or try).
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal to characterize the lover's or beloved's behaviour that puts emotional fortitude and daring to the proof.
Examples
Even the silence of beauty became a test of courage.
In every glance lay a test that challenged daring.