Word Meaning
पारा-हा
paara-haa
hinoun (plural)
Meaning
Pieces, shards, or shattered fragments.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian plural construction of 'paara' (piece), meaning numerous shards or broken pieces. In the couplet, 'paara-haa-e-dil' refers to the innumerable fragments of the lover's wounded and broken heart. The poet imagines these severed pieces coming together in peaceful union over the sting of salt rather than enduring the anxious torment of healing ointments.
Etymology
Persian: 'pārah' (piece, fragment) + Persian plural suffix '-hā'.
Usage
Employed in classical Urdu ghazal as an elevated Persian plural to evoke the multiplicity of wounds or broken pieces of the heart.
Examples
paara-haa of the broken mirror scattered across the stone
each one among the paara-haa of the wounded soul
Synonyms
टुकड़ेकिरचेंअज्ज़ारेज़ा-हा
Related Words
पारापारा-पारालख़्तरेज़ा