Word Meaning
कट
kat
Meaning
To pass, elapse, or be spent (of time or a painful night).
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, the intransitive verb stem 'kat' often refers to the passing or enduring of time, specifically an arduous night of separation. In Mir's couplet, it expresses the desperate longing for just one more agonizing night to somehow pass, drawing a parallel with the trials of Kohkan (Farhad). It conveys how painful stretches of time feel like physical burdens that must be severed or survived.
Etymology
From Prakrit, derived from Sanskrit कृत् (kṛt, 'to cut'), developing into the intransitive/passive sense in Hindustani.
Usage
In the classical ghazal, 'raat katna' is a standard trope denoting the slow and agonizing endurance of the night of separation (shab-e-hijr).
Examples
The dark night of parting somehow passed.
Days do not pass easily without the beloved.