Word Meaning
हज़ीं
hazīn
hiadjective
Meaning
Sorrowful, grieving, mournful, or deeply sad.
Detailed Meaning
The word describes someone or something weighed down by deep melancholy and sorrow. In the given couplet, it qualifies 'dil-hā' (hearts) to signify the agonized, mournful hearts of unrequited lovers whose laments bring no change in fate. It is a quintessential term for depicting enduring grief in the lover's inner world.
Etymology
Arabic, from the triconsonantal root ḥ-z-n (ح-ز-ن), pertaining to grief, sorrow, or melancholia.
Usage
Frequently compounded with 'dil' (dil-e-hazīn) to personify the lover's sorrowful and yearning heart in classical Urdu ghazals.
Examples
a mournful heart
echo of a sorrowful cry
Synonyms
ग़मगीनरंजीदाअफ़सुर्दादिलगीर
Related Words
हुज़्नमहज़ूनअहज़ान