Word Meaning
मुज़्तरिब
muztarib
hiadjective
Meaning
Agitated, restless, anxious, or deeply perturbed.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'muztarib' describes an intense state of internal agitation, restlessness, or nervous apprehension. In this couplet, it captures the lover's inability to find peace even during the bliss of union (vasl), tormented by an unrelenting fear of the rival.
Etymology
Arabic مُضْطَرِب (muḍṭarib), active participle of Form VIII verb اِضْطَرَبَ (iḍṭaraba), from the root ض-ر-ب (ḍ-r-b).
Usage
It is most commonly compounded with 'dil' (dil-e-muztarib) in ghazals to signify the lover's fluttering, deeply anxious, and tormented heart.
Examples
a restless heart in the quiet of night
left perturbed by the beloved's silence
Synonyms
बेचैनबेक़रारपरेशानव्याकुल
Related Words
इज़्तिराबपेच-ओ-ताबइज़्तिरार