Word Meaning
वावैला
wāwailā
Meaning
Lamentation, wailing, or loud outcry of distress and mourning.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'wawela' signifies an intense outcry of sorrow, wailing, or noisy lamentation. In this couplet, it refers to lamenting unnecessarily before death has even arrived ('pesh-az-marg'). It captures the irrational despair and premature frenzy characteristic of the mad lover.
Etymology
Arabic, formed from the interjection 'wā' (alas) and 'wayl' (woe, ruin), assimilated into Persian and Urdu as a noun denoting clamorous mourning.
Usage
Frequently used in Urdu poetry to depict dramatic, unrestrained grief or to criticize an excessive, clamorous reaction to heartbreak.
Examples
shor-e-wawela barpa hona (the rising of a storm of lamentation)
dil ke lutne pe wawela kaisa (why wail over the plunder of the heart?)