Word Meaning
सूद
sūd
hinoun
Meaning
Profit, gain, benefit, or interest.
Detailed Meaning
'Sūd' denotes profit, gain, or advantage, frequently contrasted with loss ('ziyān' or 'nuqsān'). In this verse, it appears in the compound 'nuqsān-o-sūd' (loss and gain), representing the transactional nature of material existence. The speaker contrasts this worldly calculus of profit and loss with the transcendental wealth of pure bewilderment ('hairat').
Etymology
Persian 'سود' (sūd), meaning profit, gain, or utility.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, 'sūd' is most commonly paired antithetically with 'ziyān' or 'nuqsān' to dramatize the transience of worldly ambition.
Examples
nuqsān-o-sūd kā hisāb (the reckoning of loss and gain)
sa'ī-e-be-sūd (fruitless or unprofitable effort)
Synonyms
नफ़ामुनाफ़ाफ़ायदालाभ
Related Words
नुक़्सानज़ियाँबे-सूदसौदा