Word Meaning
मेहनत-ज़दों
mehnat-zadon
hinoun
Meaning
Those afflicted by hardship, suffering, or toil; the distress-stricken.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'mehnat' frequently carries the primary Arabic sense of trial, tribulation, and sorrow, rather than mere physical labor. Thus, 'mehnat-zada' signifies someone burdened by profound affliction and grief. In this couplet, it refers to suffering lovers whose endurance and spirit are wholly drained by distress.
Etymology
Arabic 'mihnah' (trial, affliction) + Persian 'zada' (struck, smitten, from zadan).
Usage
In classical ghazal, the word is typically used to evoke the tragic state of lovers worn down by the trials and sufferings of love.
Examples
mehnat-zadon ki aah-o-fughan
kya puchhte ho mehnat-zadon ka haal
Synonyms
मुसीबत-ज़दोंरंज-कशीदाआफ़त-ज़दोंग़म-ज़दों
Related Words
मेहनतज़दाआफ़त-ज़दाग़म-दीदा