Word Meaning
हौसले
hausle
hinoun
Meaning
Courage, resolve, ambition, fortitude, or inner capacity.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, the term denotes spirit, steadfast ambition, and the inner capacity to endure trials for love. In this couplet, it represents the mountain-digger Farhad's spiritual resolve, which is destined to be tested once his mere physical endurance is exhausted.
Etymology
Derived from Arabic حَوْصَلَة (ḥawṣala), originally the crop or gizzard of a bird, metaphorically extended in Persian and Urdu to mean inner capacity, endurance, and courage.
Usage
Frequently juxtaposed in the ghazal against fate or physical frailty to illustrate the lover's boundless fortitude.
Examples
Testing the lover's resolve
High courage in the face of despair
Synonyms
हिम्मतसाहसज़र्फ़जुर्रत
Related Words
इम्तिहानआज़माइशकोहकनताक़त