Word Meaning
हम-चश्म
ham-chashm
hiadjective
Meaning
An equal, peer, rival, or companion; matching eye to eye.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'sharing the same eye', it signifies an equal, peer, or rival on matching footing. In Ghalib's couplet, it serves as a brilliant wordplay on 'chashm' (eye), indicating that tears are the peers or counterparts of foot-blisters because the lover walked on his eyes. It emphasizes intense suffering where every blister finds an equivalent counterpart in a teardrop.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'ham' (same, mutual) and 'chashm' (eye).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it denotes an equal or adversary, often deployed with layered wordplay on the literal eye (chashm).
Examples
None could claim to be his ham-chashm in elegance.
Tears became the ham-chashm of foot blisters on love's path.
Synonyms
हम-रुतबाबराबरहम-सरमुक़ाबिल
Related Words
हम-चश्मीचश्मआबलाअश्क