Word Meaning
मौज़ूँ
mauzūñ
Meaning
Metrically balanced, well-composed, suitable, or appropriate.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'mauzūn' strictly describes verse that conforms accurately to meter (wazn), as well as anything fitting or balanced. In this couplet, it functions within the verbal idiom 'ghazal mauzūñ karnā', meaning to compose or versify a ghazal. Mir incites his creative spirit to compose another metrically flawless poem in the same ground (zamīn).
Etymology
Arabic, passive participle derived from the root w-z-n (وزن), signifying 'weighed', 'measured', or 'balanced'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently denotes either verse shaped to meter or an inherently poetic disposition (tab'-e-mauzūñ).
Examples
To compose a metrically sound verse requires innate craft.
His temperament was inherently suited to verse.