Word Meaning
ज़ी-शुऊर
zī-shu'ūr
Meaning
Sensible, discerning, wise, or endowed with intellect and perception.
Detailed Meaning
Composed of Arabic 'zī' (possessor of) and 'shu'ūr' (discernment or awareness), this term describes a person possessing keen intellect, wisdom, or sensibility. In the couplet, it is used with poetic irony to suggest that only someone truly perceptive could surrender to madness upon witnessing the intoxicating arrival of spring.
Etymology
Arabic compound of 'dhī' (possessor of) + 'shu'ūr' (perception, intellect, consciousness).
Usage
In Urdu poetry, it often stands in ironic contrast to divine or passionate madness (junūn), questioning conventional notions of sanity.
Examples
Only a discerning soul can perceive this subtle agony.
Though called mad by the world, he was truly sensible.