Word Meaning
जराहत-तोहफ़ा
Jarahat-tohfa
Meaning
A gift of wounds; injuries presented or received as an offering.
Detailed Meaning
A poetic compound combining the Arabic-derived words 'jarahat' (wound) and 'tohfa' (gift). In the couplet, it ironizes suffering, depicting wounds and emotional scars as exquisite presents brought by the arriving sympathizer or beloved. It underscores the classical aesthetic of embracing affliction as a mark of devotion.
Etymology
Compound formed from Arabic jarāḥat (جراحة, wound) and Arabic tuḥfah (تحفة, gift/present), combined in Persianized Urdu poetry.
Usage
Employed ironically in Urdu ghazal to denote the lover's proud yet sorrowful embrace of emotional afflictions.
Examples
What else could love offer except a gift of wounds?
He accepted the gift of wounds with a bowed head and gratitude.