Word Meaning
साैदा
saudā
Meaning
Madness, melancholy, passion, frenzy, or an obsessive state of mind.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Unani medicine and Persianate poetics, 'sauda' denotes black bile, the humor associated with melancholy, frenzy, and love-madness. In this verse, it captures an obsessive delusion or tempest of misunderstanding that agitates the mind like smoke from fire. It frequently portrays an uncontrollable, passionate fixation that eclipses rational thought.
Etymology
Arabic sawdā' (سَوْدَاء), meaning 'blackness' or 'black bile', assimilated through Persian into Urdu as frenzy, melancholy, and passionate madness.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'sauda' is primarily evoked to describe the sublime torment, obsession, and frenzy of the passionate lover.
Examples
The frenzy of passion has completely unsettled the mind.
A deep melancholy settled in his heart like an incurable fever.