Word Meaning
शुद
shud
Meaning
Departure, going, or passing; commonly paired in compounds meaning coming and going.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu, 'shud' denotes the act of going, departing, or having occurred. In poetry, it almost always appears within the compound 'aamad-o-shud' (coming and going, intercourse, traffic). In this couplet, it represents the complementary half of arrival ('aamad'), framing worldly experience as a continuous flux of arrival and departure.
Etymology
Persian, past stem of the verb 'shudan' (to go, to become, to pass).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is almost exclusively utilized in the conjunctive compound 'aamad-o-shud' to evoke perpetual flux or restless visits.
Examples
The ceaseless transit of breaths continues day and night.
No one knows the secret of this coming and going.