Word Meaning

ब-सद-ज़ौक़

ba-sad-zauq

hiadverbial phrase

Meaning

With immense delight, eager passion, or boundless pleasure.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian adverbial compound signifying action performed with a hundredfold pleasure, intense relish, or profound enthusiasm. In the couplet, it describes the mirror personified as being overwhelmed with delight upon seeing the beloved's playful beauty, opening its embrace like a blossoming rose. It conveys an aesthetic appreciation heightened by intense longing and fascination.

Etymology

Persian 'ba' (with) + Persian 'sad' (hundred) + Arabic 'dhawq' (taste, delight, inclination).

Usage

Used in classical Urdu ghazal to express hyperbole of delight, devotion, and aesthetic reception.

Examples

The poet recited the verses with immense delight.

She accepted the beloved's invitation with boundless eagerness.

Synonyms

ब-कमाल-ए-शौक़निहायत चाव सेशौक़-ओ-ज़ौक़ से

Related Words

ज़ौक़ब-सद-शौक़ज़ौक़-ओ-शौक़सद-हा
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