Word Meaning
संगीं-दिली
sangīñ-dilī
hinoun
Meaning
Stone-heartedness, hard-heartedness, cruelty, or mercilessness.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'sangīn-dilī' describes the beloved's emotional impenetrability and cruelty. In this couplet, it emphasizes that the idol-like beloved is so inherently hard-hearted that even the arrival of God would not soften them. It encapsulates the lover's futility in expecting compassion.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'sangīn' (stony/heavy) + 'dil' (heart) + noun suffix '-ī'.
Usage
A frequent trope in the ghazal tradition attributed to the beloved, often contrasted with the fragile and burning heart of the lover.
Examples
Her persistent stone-heartedness brought the lover to ruin.
No amount of weeping could soften such stone-heartedness.
Synonyms
संग-दिलीबे-रहमीसख़्त-दिलीनिष्ठुरता
Related Words
संगीनसंग-दिलसंगींबुत