Word Meaning
जूँ-शम्अ
jūñ-sham'
hiadverbial phrase
Meaning
Like a candle; resembling a burning or melting candle.
Detailed Meaning
A poetic similic phrase meaning 'like a candle', symbolizing an entity consuming itself with inner fire, sorrow, or longing. In the given couplet, it characterizes the lover's heart that burns and melts like a candle in an unfulfilled invitation to a spectacle of vision. It embodies both luminous longing and silent self-effacement.
Etymology
Composite: Indic 'jūñ' (Hindi/Prakrit, meaning 'like, as') + Arabic 'shamʻ' (candle, wax light).
Usage
Commonly employed in classical Urdu ghazal to draw a simile between the weeping, melting state of a candle and the devoted heart of the lover.
Examples
burning like a candle in the solitary night
melting like a candle out of sheer longing
Synonyms
मिस्ल-ए-शम्अचूँ-शम्अशम्अ-नुमा
Related Words
शम्अ-दानसोज़-ओ-गुदाज़परवाना