Word Meaning
फ़सुर्दगी
fasurdagī
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
Dejection, melancholy, witheredness, or emotional coldness and lifelessness.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'fasurdagi' denotes an emotional numbness, despondency, or a frozen state of the spirit. In this couplet, it describes the complete loss of warmth and passion in the lover's temperament, comparing the depressed heart to a snuffed-out lamp. It evokes a cold gloom where vitality has withered away.
Etymology
Persian, from the verb 'fasurdan' (فسردن), meaning to freeze, wither, or grow cold.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, it is frequently contrasted with 'garmi' (inner fire or passion) to evoke a state of emotional extinction.
Examples
Dil kī fasurdagī ne har ik rang chhīn liyā
Fasurdagī-e-chaman pe ba-hāl-e-shabnam royā
Synonyms
अफ़सुर्दगीउदासिनतामुरझाहटविषाद
Related Words
फ़सुर्दाअफ़सुर्दगीसर्द