Word Meaning
खरे
khare
Meaning
Honest, upright, genuine, or prompt in settling transactions.
Detailed Meaning
The term denotes purity, authenticity, and strict honesty, particularly in dealings or character. In Ghalib's elegy for Arif, 'khare daad-o-sitad ke' refers to one who is scrupulously prompt in settling debts and transactions. The poet laments with bittersweet irony that had the deceased not been so prompt in settling life's account, the Angel of Death might have granted a brief respite.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'khara' (pure, genuine, unadulterated) through Prakrit into Hindustani.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is frequently set in contrast with 'khota' (counterfeit) to test the authenticity of a lover's devotion or truthfulness.
Examples
honest in every deed and transaction
speaking genuine truth without deceit