Word Meaning
मज़े
maze
hinoun
Meaning
Pleasures, delights, tastes, or worldly enjoyments.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'मज़े' denotes the sensations of delight, relish, or the fleeting indulgences of life. In this couplet, it refers specifically to the hollow allurements and pleasures of the mortal world ('जहान'), which the poet dismisses as worthless dust when measured against the profound and agonizing depth of true love ('ख़ून-ए-जिगर').
Etymology
Derived from Persian 'مزه' (maza), meaning taste, flavor, or pleasure.
Usage
Frequently deployed in the ghazal to contrast the shallow, transient delights of ordinary worldly life with the sublime, transformative agony of love.
Examples
Only the one who endures grief knows its subtle pleasures
All the delights of life turned to dust
Synonyms
लुत्फ़लज़्ज़तआनंदऐश
Related Words
मज़ामज़ेदारबे-मज़ा