सख़्तियाँ

Meaning

Hardships, cruelties, severities, or acts of harshness.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetics, 'sakhtiyaan' refers to hardships, severe trials, or deliberate cruelty. In this couplet, it denotes the emotional violence and rigorous self-restraint the lover forces upon his own heart to keep from reacting to the rival. It reflects the intense psychological torment and self-punishment common in unrequited passion.

Etymology

Persian 'sakht' (hard, rigid) + abstract noun suffix '-i', with the Hindustani feminine plural inflection '-yaan'.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it typically describes either the cruelty of the beloved and fate, or the ascetic discipline the lover imposes on his own heart.

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