Word Meaning
रुस्तख़ेज़-अंदाज़ा
rustakhez-andaaza
Meaning
Of the measure or proportion of Doomsday; overwhelmingly tumultuous.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective describing something that equals the scale, magnitude, or chaos of the Day of Resurrection. In this couplet, it describes the poet's lingering intoxication and longing for the cupbearer as having reached an apocalyptic, cosmic proportion. It conveys emotional excess and intense internal upheaval.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'rastakhīz' (resurrection/judgment day) and 'andāzah' (measure/scale/extent).
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal to hyperbolically elevate human sorrow, passion, or longing to the cataclysmic scale of the Day of Judgment.
Examples
A sorrow of Doomsday's measure overwhelmed the gathered souls.
His lamentation arose in a tumult of resurrection's scale.