Word Meaning
मुसीबतों
musībatoñ
Meaning
Troubles, afflictions, calamities, or hardships endured by someone.
Detailed Meaning
This word is the oblique plural form of 'musībat', referring to sufferings, trials, or calamities. In the couplet, it conveys the agonizing and almost insurmountable hardships that the lover experiences while enduring the prolonged night of separation. The poet uses it to amplify the emotional toll of parted love before daybreak finally arrives.
Etymology
From Arabic muṣībah (مُصِيبَة), derived from the root ṣ-w-b meaning to strike or fall upon as a calamity, combined with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix -oñ.
Usage
Frequently used in the ghazal tradition to describe the trials inflicted by separation (hijr), cruel fortune (falak), or the beloved's indifference.
Examples
Bearing countless troubles along the pathway of love.
After endless troubles, the morning of hope appeared.