Word Meaning
सूराख़
sūrākh
hinoun
Meaning
A hole, perforation, aperture, or a piercing wound.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning an opening, aperture, or hole, 'sūrākh' is often used figuratively in classical poetry to denote a piercing wound. In this couplet, it represents the perforated chest pierced clean through by the arrow of the beloved's glance (tīr-e-nigāh). It conveys the devastating and irresistible power of the beloved's eyes upon every lover.
Etymology
Persian (سوراخ / sūrākh), meaning a hole, cavity, or perforation.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is traditionally invoked to depict the bodily and spiritual wound left behind when the arrow of the beloved's eye pierces the lover's breast.
Examples
a piercing hole in the chest from the arrow
a wounded heart pierced through and through
Synonyms
छेदछिद्रशिगाफ़रौज़न
Related Words
तीरसीनाज़ख़्मनिगाह