Welcome to Week 4 of WordWise Wednesdays!
This week’s word is मयस्सर/ मुयस्सर /میسر/ Mayassar/ Muyassar
Meaning:
It means available, accessible, obtainable, or within reach. Urdu Synonyms: Hasil, Muhayya. It describes something easily attainable, or rendered easy, or facilitated by fortune, circumstance, or effort.
In Urdu poetry and ghazals, it is often used when speaking tenderly of rare or cherished things that are hard to secure, such as peace, love, or a glance from a beloved.
Etymology:
- Originating from Arabic, it is widely used in Urdu, Persian, and Hindi.
- In classical Arabic contexts, if a task or path is muyassar, it means divine grace has cleared the obstacles, making the path smooth sailing.
- Because of its etymology, when a shayar says something is mayassar, it implies that fate, time, or circumstance has graciously aligned to put that thing within their reach.
- nā-muyassarī is the state of not being able to obtain anything, or the state of poverty.
Insights:
बस कि दुश्वार है हर काम का आसां होना,
आदमी को भी मयस्सर नहीं इंसां होना
– मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब
(Ghalib uses मयस्सर to show that attaining true humanity and character is a rare, difficult achievement.)
शहर में सबको सुकून हासिल है,
एक मुझको ही मयस्सर नहीं क्या?
– जौन एलिया
दो घड़ी मयस्सर हो उसका हमसफ़र होना
फिर हमें गवारा है अपना दर-ब-दर होना
– परवीन शाकिर
दुआ ये की ही नहीं कि तू मेरा मुक़द्दर हो
हवा की तरह मगर सांस भर मयस्सर हो
– परवीन शाकिर
दिल कह रहा उसे मयस्सर कर भी आओ
वो जो दबी सी आस बाकी है
(Lines from the song “Phir le aaya dil” from the movie “Barfi”)
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