Word Meaning
मुक़द्दमा
muqaddama
Meaning
A lawsuit, legal trial, case, or dispute.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a legal case, lawsuit, or dispute presented before an authority for judgment. In classical poetry, it is used metaphorically to frame emotional grievances, inner conflict, or lovers' quarrels as formal judicial trials. In this couplet, it represents the unresolved conflict and sorrow between the heart and the weeping eyelashes.
Etymology
Arabic (مقدمة, muqaddimah; from q-d-m, meaning that which is brought forward, a premise or legal suit).
Usage
Commonly deployed in Urdu poetry alongside juridical vocabulary such as 'munsif' (judge), 'adalat' (court), and 'peshi' (hearing) to dramatize emotional torment.
Examples
The case of love was taken to the court.
A long-pending trial between the heart and the gaze.