शो'ला-रेज़

Meaning

Flame-scattering, showering sparks, or emitting intense fire.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, it is a compound adjective used to describe intense passion or burning grief. Here, it characterizes the lover's sigh as capable of scattering deadly sparks, which bitterly burn only the lover instead of reaching the rival. It emphasizes extreme emotional torment and the tragic irony of unreciprocated passion.

Etymology

Arabic 'shu'la' (شعلة, flame) + Persian 'rez' (ریز, from rīkhtan, to scatter or pour).

Usage

Commonly used in ghazals to hyperbolically convey the fiery, destructive potential of sighs and glances born of longing.

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