मौहूम

Meaning

Imaginary, illusory, fancied, or unreal.

Detailed Meaning

Refers to something conceived purely in the mind, insubstantial, or non-existent in reality. In the couplet, the speaker characterizes their life and being ('hastī-e-mauhūm') as nothing more than a delusion or phantom. Despite this extreme insignificance, this frail existence paradoxically weighs heavily upon the beloved's delicate temperament.

Etymology

Arabic مَوْهُوم (mawhūm), passive participle of وَهَمَ (wahama, 'to imagine, suspect, fancy').

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, it is often paired with 'hastī' to convey the mystical or existential theme of mortal life being a mere illusion.

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