Word Meaning
मुतहम्मिल
mutahammil
Meaning
Enduring, bearing, patient, tolerant of burdens or suffering.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mutahammil' refers to one who endures, sustains, or bears pain and oppression with perseverance. In this couplet, it describes the afflicted heart (dil-e-zaar) that has continuously borne the cruelties and betrayals inflicted by the beloved. The term highlights the lover's capacity for boundless endurance despite unresolved grief.
Etymology
Arabic مُتَحَمِّل (mutahammil), the active participle of Form V verb تَحَمَّلَ (taḥammala), derived from the root ح-م-ل (ḥ-m-l), meaning to carry or bear a load.
Usage
Commonly invoked in the ghazal to praise the lover's capacity to absorb unending torment from fate or the beloved.
Examples
mutahammil-e-gham hona (to be bearer of sorrow)
dil-e-mutahammil (a tolerant, enduring heart)