1 Urdu couplets and shers with ghamnaak
ghamnaak: grief-stricken
Description of ghamnaak: Ghamnaak is an Urdu adjective meaning grief-stricken or heartrending, describing a state overwhelmed by deep sorrow or anguish. Unlike temporary sadness, it conveys profound, enduring emotional torment that pierces the soul. Differs from mere melancholy by its intensity, often evoking overwhelming distress in poetic contexts. In literature, it appears in couplets like one where a beloved asks if her lover remains alive, still ghamnaak from separation.
1 / 1: ghamnaak
kya mere hijr mein jeeta hai
woh ghamnaak hanuuz?
looking at the messenger
my beloved asked, 'tabaan'
what, he is still alive
with the grief of my separation?
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