Word Meaning
वाम
vaam
hinoun
Meaning
A loan or debt borrowed from someone.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu poetry, 'vaam' refers to a debt or financial loan. In this couplet, the poet conceives borrowing a pleasant dream from sleeping fate as an incurred debt, fearing that he lacks the means to repay it. It heightens the poetic irony of asking for relief only to face existential bankruptcy.
Etymology
Persian وام (vām), meaning debt, loan, or credit.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'vaam' is typically paired with motifs of life, destiny, or sorrow treated as borrowed commodities that must eventually be repaid.
Examples
taking a loan of life
the burden of an unpaid debt
Synonyms
क़र्ज़उधारऋणदैन
Related Words
अदाबीमक़र्ज़-ख़्वाह