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tahayyur(m): wonder

Description of tahayyur: Tahayyur is an Urdu noun meaning astonishment, amazement, wonder, or a state of being confounded and disturbed. Unlike fleeting surprise, it conveys profound bewilderment that confines the mind within its grasp. Differs from mere curiosity, as it implies a deeper emotional turmoil akin to hairat or taajjub. In poetry, Siraj Aurangabadi uses it in "Khabar-e-tahayyur-e-ishq," evoking love's oblivion where nothing remains but unaware ecstasy.

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kya ajab kaar-e-tahayyur hai supurd-e-naar-e-ishq

ghar mein jo tha bach gaya

aur jo naheen tha jal gaya

what a work of wonder is

surrendering to the fire of love

those in the house were saved

those that weren’t got burnt

Saleem Kausar (Muhammad Saleem) (3)

ajab (11)

strange, wonderful

kaar (m) (2)

thing, work

tahayyur (m) (1)

wonder

supurd (m) (1)

surrender, custody

naar (m) (1)

fire

ishq (m) (34)

love

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