Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Lazzat-e-aazaar

लज़्ज़त-ए-आज़ार

said laz-zat-e-aa-zaar

Meaning

The pleasure of affliction, the perverse sweetness a devoted heart finds in the hurt dealt by the beloved.

Literally: the relish of torment

How Iqbal uses it

Lazzat-e-aazaar names the lover's relish in the very pain the beloved inflicts, suffering tasted as delight. It belongs to the paradoxical economy of love that Iqbal honours, where torment becomes a treasured proof of attachment.

See it in the verse

Lazzat-e-aazaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ki shokhi-o-tundi mein kibr-o-naaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin

There is no arrogance or vanity in the spirited fierceness of selfhood — and any pride it does carry is never without the sweetness of humility.

Selfhood · Humility

Related words

ARABIC

Lazzat-e-dard

The pleasure of pain, the strange sweetness a longing heart finds in its own suffering.

PERSIAN

Aazaar

Affliction, hurt, and torment, the pain and vexation visited upon a heart or body.

PERSIAN

Dard

Pain, ache — especially the sweet pain of longing.

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