ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian مشکل (muškil), from Arabic مُشْكِل (muškil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮੁਸਕਲੁ (musakalu).
Noun edit
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ • (muśkal) m (Shahmukhi spelling مشکل)
- difficult, hard, tough, arduous, severe
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 70:
- ਜਾ ਕਉ ਮੁਸਕਲੁ ਅਤਿ ਬਣੈ ਢੋਈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਦੇਇ
- jā kau muskalu ati baṇai ḍhoī koi na dei
- When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support,
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 70: