Word Meaning
मिज़ाजों
mizājoñ
Meaning
Temperaments, natures, dispositions, or states of mind (plural oblique form).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'mizājoñ' denotes the inner dispositions and mental states of people or lovers. The poet describes how an unsettling disorder ('darahmī') has disrupted these temperaments, directly provoked by the tangled and disheveled locks ('gaisūvān-e-darham') of the beloved. It captures how an external aesthetic charm induces an internal psychological tumult.
Etymology
Arabic root m-z-j (مزج, 'to mix' or blend humors), yielding 'mizāj' (temperament/constitution), combined with the Hindustani oblique plural suffix '-oñ'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mizāj' and its plural form frequently denote emotional sensitivity, poetic caprice, and the delicate nature of the beloved.
Examples
Disorder crept into our temperaments unexpectedly.
Understanding the various temperaments of lovers is no easy task.