तासीर

Meaning

Effect, impression, efficacy, or emotional influence.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'taseer' signifies the profound effect, result, or moving power of devotion, sighing, or prayer. In this couplet, it refers to the efficacy of love, affirming that true devotion is never entirely devoid of result.

Etymology

Arabic تَأْثِير (ta'thīr), verbal noun from the root أ-ث-ر (a-th-r), meaning to leave an impression or produce an effect.

Usage

Frequently used in ghazals to question or assert whether the lover's cries and suffering can soften the beloved's heart.

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