Word Meaning
हिसाब
hisaab
Meaning
Reckoning, calculation, account, or auditing of deeds.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'hisaab' commonly refers to the reckoning or accounting of sins on the Day of Judgment (Ruz-e-Jaza). In the provided couplet, the poet asks God to forgo the divine audit of sins because the painful count of unfulfilled worldly desires is already beyond measure. It embodies the tension between earthly suffering and theological accountability.
Etymology
Arabic (ح-س-ب, ḥ-s-b, meaning to compute, reckon, or calculate).
Usage
In the ghazal, 'hisaab' frequently evokes the Day of Judgment, where the lover cheekily compares his grief or unrequited love to a ledger of divine sins.
Examples
On the day of judgment, he asked for the reckoning of deeds.
Do not seek an account of the wounds upon my heart.