Word Meaning
खिंचे
khinche
Meaning
Were borne, endured, or suffered; drawn out.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, the idiom 'jaur khinchna' or 'gham khinchna' means to endure oppression, cruelty, or sorrow. In this couplet, 'khinche' indicates that the full measure of the stone-hearted beloved's tyrannies could not be endured, because life proved disloyal and ended too soon. It describes passive suffering being stretched out or sustained over time.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'kṛṣ' (to drag, draw, pull), through Prakrit into Hindi and Urdu as 'khīñchnā' (transitive) and 'khinchnā' (intransitive/passive).
Usage
In the ghazal, it frequently collocates with words like 'jaur' (oppression) or 'ranj' (grief) to denote suffering sustained over a period.
Examples
All trials of love could not be borne.
Sighs were drawn from the wounded heart.