Word Meaning
शोला-ईजाद
shola-eejaad
Meaning
Producing or inventing flames; fire-breeding; spark-generating.
Detailed Meaning
A compound adjective combining 'shola' (flame) and 'eejaad' (invention or creation), describing that which originates or breeds fire. In this couplet, it describes 'andesha' (thought or anxiety), portraying inner contemplation as a relentless source of burning anguish. It highlights how the speaker's own mind persistently generates consuming flames of sorrow.
Etymology
Arabic 'shu'la' (flame) + Arabic 'ījād' (invention/creation), joined in Persian compound construction.
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal poetry to characterize restless thoughts, sighs, or passions that incinerate the lover's inner being.
Examples
A fire-breeding anxiety that burned away all composure.
From her thought arose a fire-generating spark.