Word Meaning
मुहासबा
muhasaba
hinoun
Meaning
Reckoning, settlement of accounts, audit, or cross-examination.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu, 'muhasaba' denotes a formal auditing, rendering of accounts, or strict reckoning of deeds. In this couplet, it metaphorically signifies rendering a rigorous accounting for one's love or passion, as if the lover were required to justify every feeling before a stern authority.
Etymology
Arabic, derived from the root ḥ-s-b (ح-س-ب), meaning to calculate, count, or hold accountable.
Usage
In ghazal and Sufi poetry, it is primarily used in the sense of moral introspection (self-reckoning) or the cosmic audit of deeds on the Last Day.
Examples
To undertake a severe self-reckoning
Fearing the reckoning of the Day of Judgment
Synonyms
लेखा-जोखाबाज़पुर्सजाँच-पड़ताल
Related Words
हिसाबमुहासिबएहतिसाब