Word Meaning
नकुशूदा
nakushooda
Meaning
Unopened, shut, unparted, or unresolved.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'unopened' or 'unfastened', it describes something remaining closed, blind, or unresolved. In this verse, 'chashm-e-nakushooda' refers to unopened eyes, evoking an unawakened state of innocence or sheer unawareness during the binding and unraveling of love's pact. It emphasizes the foolishness of entering commitments while blind to their reality.
Etymology
Persian: compound of the negative prefix 'na-' (نـ) and 'kushooda' (کشودہ), past participle of 'kushoodan' (کشودن, to open or untie).
Usage
In classical ghazals, it is predominantly prefixed to words like 'chashm' (eye) or 'girah' (knot) to symbolize blindness, ignorance, or an insolubility of fate.
Examples
chashm-e-nakushooda
girah-e-nakushooda