Word Meaning
वदीअत-ख़ाना
vadī'at-ḳhāna
Meaning
A repository or house where trusts and deposits are kept.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a depository or house of entrusted treasures, this compound pairs Arabic 'wadī'at' (trust/deposit) with Persian 'khāna' (house). In Ghalib's verse, the speaker's body is figured as a sacred repository that faithfully preserves the injuries inflicted by the beloved's eyelashes. The suffering is not mourned as mere harm, but guarded reverently as an entrusted gift.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'wadī'ah' (trust, deposit) and Persian 'khāna' (house, abode).
Usage
Employed in high classical ghazal to metaphorically represent the poet's heart or body as a sanctuary guarding the sacred torments granted by the beloved.
Examples
A trust-house preserving the marks of fidelity.
The lover's heart turned into a repository of grief.