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Arabic, Persian and Urdu.
1. The name literally means "coolness of the eyes." 2. Someone who makes you cry tears of joy 3. Beloved In Arabic pragmatics, a mother's eyes is said to become warm when separated from her child and cool when reunited with him.
My grandfather named me after the remarkable Urdu writer Qurrat ul Ain Hyder, who herself was named after the notable Iranian poet Qurrat-ul-Ain Táhirih (Tahira). With this name, they left me a legacy to carry. Frequently mispronounced by people from both non-Arabic backgrounds and my own country, I have accumulated many nicknames. My Turkish students affectionately dubbed me "Q."—a title that stayed with me, evolving into variations like QB, Queen B, and Ms. Q.
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