Word Meaning
रिसाला
risala
hinoun
Meaning
A booklet, tract, treatise, or collection of loose leaves.
Detailed Meaning
Literally referring to a treatise, pamphlet, or magazine, 'risala' in poetic diction often designates a small compilation or loose sheets of writing. In this couplet, it serves as an extended metaphor for the beloved's or lover's troubled heart, pictured as a disordered manuscript whose pages were already scattered and confused when acquired.
Etymology
Arabic r-s-l (ر-س-ل), from 'risālah' meaning a message, dispatch, epistle, or treatise.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, a distressed heart or scattered mind is frequently likened to the disorganized leaves of a book or 'risala'.
Examples
a scattered treatise of longing
pages torn from the treatise of life
Synonyms
किताबचापुस्तिकापत्रिकालघु-ग्रंथ
Related Words
वरक़सफ़ीनाकिताबमज़मून