Word Meaning
मुश्किल
mushkil
Meaning
Difficult, arduous, intricate, or troublesome; hard to resolve.
Detailed Meaning
Denotes something arduous, intricate, or hard to unravel and resolve. In this couplet, it carries the sharp ironic nuance of labeling a knot inherently complex simply because one failed or refused to make the effort to untie it. It highlights how humans rationalize personal inadequacy or neglect by projecting intrinsic difficulty onto the situation.
Etymology
Arabic مُشْكِل (mushkil), the active participle of the Form IV verb أشكَلَ (ashkala), meaning 'to be doubtful, obscure, or problematic'.
Usage
A frequent trope in Urdu ghazal used to contrast the arduous journey of love against impossible existential trials.
Examples
is qadar mushkil huī rāh-e-vafā
dil kī mushkil ko koī samjhe to kyā