Word Meaning
उसे
use
Meaning
To him, her, or it; dative-accusative third-person singular pronoun.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindi grammar, 'use' is the contraction of the oblique third-person singular pronoun 'us' with the objective/dative marker 'ko'. In this couplet, it functions anaphorically to refer back to 'Naseem-e-Misr' (the morning breeze of Egypt), highlighting that the breeze itself has no special concern for the elderly Jacob, but is merely trying the scented shirt of Joseph. It clarifies the agency and intent of the personified breeze in the second line.
Etymology
Apabhramsha/Prakrit origin; developed from the Old Indo-Aryan demonstrative stem (amu-/asau) combined with dative enclitics.
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal to refer smoothly to the beloved, rival, fate, or personified forces without naming them repeatedly.
Examples
What does it know of the lover's sorrow?
Fate granted to it whatever was written.