Word Meaning
मौज
mauj
hinoun, feminine
Meaning
A wave, surge, or billow; metaphorically, an impulse or pleasure.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning a wave or surge of water, 'mauj' also signifies an inner impulse, rapture, or state of carefree wandering in poetic convention. In this couplet, 'kucha-e-mauj' (the alley or course of the wave) evokes the surging, restless motion of the sea's wave breaking toward the shore. Ghalib conceives this movement as a languid stretching linked to the coastal margin's yawning exhaustion.
Etymology
Arabic (مَوْج, mawj), meaning a wave, surge, or billow.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mauj' is a staple motif capturing restless spiritual agitation, the instability of worldly existence, or divine ecstasy.
Examples
mauj-e-darya (wave of the river)
mauj-e-khun (surge of blood)
Synonyms
लहरतरंगहिलोर
Related Words
साहिलदरियातूफ़ानबहर