Word Meaning
वज़ीफ़ा
wazīfa
hinoun
Meaning
A daily stipend, pension, or regular prayer and litany.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a fixed duty, pension, or daily allowance, 'wazifa' also signifies a sacred chant or litany recited regularly. In this couplet, the lover puns on both meanings, framing the beloved's kiss as the rightful daily pension or customary prayer due to a devout well-wisher.
Etymology
Arabic (وظيفة, waẓīfah), meaning a fixed duty, task, stipend, or daily allowance.
Usage
In classical ghazal, poets frequently exploit the double entendre of 'wazifa' as both a mystic chant and a state pension.
Examples
His lips were ceaselessly occupied with the wazifa of love.
To praise the beloved became my soul's only wazifa.
Synonyms
विर्दरोज़ीनापेंशननित्य-नेम
Related Words
वज़ीफ़ा-ख़्वारदुआ-गोविर्द-ए-ज़बाँ