उड़ेंगे

Meaning

Will fly, will scatter, or will be blown to pieces.

Detailed Meaning

The third-person masculine plural future form of the verb 'uṛnā' (to fly). In this couplet, it functions as part of the idiom 'purze uṛnā', meaning to be ripped to shreds or torn to pieces. Ghalib uses it with self-directed irony to mock the public anticipation of his utter demolition in debate.

Etymology

Sanskrit उद्डी (uḍḍī, 'to fly up') > Prakrit > Hindi/Urdu उड़ना (uṛnā).

Usage

In ghazal poetry, it is used literally for birds and dust, and idiomatically in phrases expressing devastation ('purze uṛnā') or astonishment ('hosh uṛnā').

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