Word Meaning
सद-महशर
sad-mahshar
Meaning
A hundred Doomsdays; immense turmoil or extreme commotion.
Detailed Meaning
Literally translating to 'a hundred days of resurrection,' the compound represents an infinite magnitude of commotion, beauty, or calamity. In this verse, it serves as hyperbole to signify that countless doomsdays of dazzling brightness and tumult are mortgaged to the radiant purity of the beloved's cheek. It conveys beauty so overwhelming that it rivals multiple apocalypses.
Etymology
Persian 'sad' (hundred) combined with Arabic 'mahshar' (gathering place; Day of Judgment).
Usage
Commonly employed in classical Urdu ghazal as an exaggerated measure of catastrophic turmoil or the mesmerizing, chaotic power of the beloved's beauty.
Examples
A single glance ignited a hundred Doomsdays in the lover's heart.
His silence concealed the chaos of a hundred Doomsdays.