Word Meaning
दुज़्दीदन
duzdīdan
hiverbal noun / infinitive
Meaning
To steal, rob, or take away surreptitiously.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian infinitive meaning to steal or filch. In this couplet, it functions as a verbal noun in an izafat construction ('duzdīdan-e dil') denoting the act of stealthily stealing a heart. The poet ponders how futile it is to attempt stealing a heart that is already steeling itself for cruelty.
Etymology
Persian دزدیدن (duzdīdan, 'to steal'), from دزد (duzd, 'thief').
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, this Persian infinitive is employed for elevated diction when describing the secretive or illicit capture of a lover's glance or heart.
Examples
duzdīdan-e nigāh (the stealing of a glance)
duzdīdan-e dil (the stealing of a heart)
Synonyms
रबूदनसरक़ाचोरी
Related Words
दुज़्ददुज़्दीदुज़्दीदा