सितम-आमादा

Meaning

Ready or inclined to inflict cruelty, tyranny, or oppression.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound adjective denoting a person or disposition poised and determined to commit cruelty. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's heart, which is inherently primed for torment, making the prospect of winning or 'stealing' it utterly impossible. It captures the lover's absolute helplessness before an unyielding and merciless beloved.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'sitam' (oppression, tyranny) and 'āmādah' (prepared, ready).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it is conventionally applied to the beloved's heart or fate (falak) to emphasize unrelenting, deliberate cruelty toward the lover.

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