Word Meaning
ख़ूँ-गिरफ़्तगाँ
khoon-giriftagaan
Meaning
Those marked for death; individuals trapped or seized in bloodshed.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian plural compound referring to persons destined to be slain or trapped in the clutches of death. In the couplet, the poet poetically boasts of having rescued even immortal or preserved figures like Idris, Khizr, and Jesus from the fatal grasp of the murderous beloved, claiming they owe their survival to him.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'khūn' (blood) + 'girifta' (caught/seized, from 'giriftan') + animate plural suffix '-gān'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is employed metaphorically to describe lovers perpetually trapped under the fatal sentence of the beloved's cruelty.
Examples
crying out like those marked for slaughter
the plight of those trapped in bloodshed