Persian · adjective · The Heart & the Body

Afsurda

अफ़्सुर्दा
also written: Afsurda
Meaning

Withered, dejected, and downcast; the spirit-dimmed lover.

Literally: frozen, frostbitten, faded

Usage & notes

The lover whose inner fire is damped to ash by grief; for Iqbal afsurdagi, the chilling of the heart's flame, is a kind of spiritual death he warns against.