Word Meaning
ख़्वारियाँ
khwāriyāñ
Meaning
Humiliations, degradations, distresses, or miseries, especially suffered in love.
Detailed Meaning
Khwāriyāñ is the plural form of khwārī, representing deep humiliation, wretchedness, and abasement endured in the path of passion. In Mir's couplet, the speaker confesses that tolerating such endless disgrace and suffering exceeds ordinary human capability and could only be endured by someone like Mir himself.
Etymology
Persian 'khwār' (vile, abject, destitute) + abstract nominal suffix '-ī' + Hindustani plural suffix '-yāñ'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it evokes the noble suffering of a lover who willfully embraces public ignominy and destitution.
Examples
Enduring bitter humiliations in the alleyways of love
Nothing was achieved in devotion except miseries and dishonor