पए-मुज़्दा-रिसानी

Meaning

For the purpose of conveying glad tidings or good news.

Detailed Meaning

In Persian and Urdu poetry, this compound phrase refers to the act or intent of delivering joyful tidings, particularly of union or hope. In Ghalib's verse, it reflects the extreme frailty of expectation (zo'f-e-umeed), which clings even to a straw's delicate wing to bring auspicious news.

Etymology

Persian: 'pay-e' (for the sake of, in pursuit of) + 'muzhda' (glad tidings) + 'rasaani' (act of delivering/conveying, from rasaandan).

Usage

Commonly used in ghazals to express the lover's fragile yet enduring yearning for any news of the beloved's grace or arrival.

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