दिल-पसंद

Meaning

Pleasing to the heart, agreeable, delightful, or charming.

Detailed Meaning

A compound adjective signifying something that is charming, pleasing, or congenial to the heart. In classical ghazals, it often qualifies emotions, farewells, or states of detachment that bring quiet solace despite their melancholy. In this couplet, it describes the embrace of farewell ('vidā'') which paradoxically offers peace and is welcome to the poet.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'dil' (heart) and 'pasand' (present stem of 'pasandīdan', to like or approve).

Usage

In Urdu ghazal, it is often employed to frame poignant or bittersweet experiences—such as parting or solitude—as aesthetically pleasing and emotionally comforting.

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