Word Meaning

वाजिबु्ज़्ज़ियारत

wājib-uz-ziyārat

hiadjective

Meaning

Worthy of being visited; deserving an obligatory pilgrimage or sacred viewing.

Detailed Meaning

An Arabic-derived adjectival compound denoting a person, shrine, or place so sacred or beloved that paying a visit is considered an essential duty. In this couplet, it describes the subject (the beloved or their threshold/grave) as being so elevated that going to offer prayers (fatiha) is treated as an unavoidable act of devotion. Classical poets often sanctify romantic longing through such sacred vocabulary.

Etymology

Arabic: compound of 'wājib' (obligatory, incumbent) and 'al-ziyārah' (visit, pilgrimage).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it is frequently used with poetic hyperbole to elevate the lover's visit to the beloved's dwelling or grave to the sacred status of a religious rite.

Examples

His threshold was deemed worthy of holy visitation.

Seeing the beloved's face became an obligatory pilgrimage for the heart.

Synonyms

क़ाबिल-ए-दीदारमुक़द्दसज़ियारत-तलब

Related Words

ज़ियारतवाजिबदीदारआस्ताना
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