शोला-अफ़्शाँ

Meaning

Scattering flames; emitting or raining sparks of fire; blazing.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning flame-scattering or raining sparks, it describes something that violently emits fire. In this couplet by Mir, the poet's sorrowful sighs are personified as flame-spewing to emphasize their burning passion and capacity to incinerate his dwelling. It represents the classic poetic hyperbole of the lover's internal agony manifesting as actual physical fire.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'shola' (Arabic: flame, blaze) and 'afshān' (Persian active participle from afshāndan: scattering, spraying).

Usage

Frequently used in classical Urdu ghazal as an epithet for the lover's fiery sighs or devastating gaze.

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