ब-सख़्ती-हा

Meaning

amidst hardships or through multiple rigors and severities

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional construction combining 'ba' (with/by/in) and the plural noun 'sakhtī-hā' (hardships). In this verse, it emphasizes that the true essence of freedom is comprehended precisely through the crushing severities of mortal confinement. It conveys the agonizing friction under which existence endures, mirrored by the spark trapped within the flint.

Etymology

Persian: prefix 'ba-' (in, with, by) + 'sakhtī' (hardness, rigor) + plural suffix '-hā'.

Usage

Frequently used in classical Persianized Urdu ghazal to denote an intensification or multiplicity of sufferings imposed by fate or love.

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