Word Meaning
गुज़ारिश
guzaarish
Meaning
Petition, humble request, submission, or plea.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetic diction, 'guzaarish' denotes an earnest submission, statement, or embodiment of desire presented before a superior or beloved. In Ghalib's verse, 'guzaarish-e-zauq-e-sujood' portrays the speaker's entire physical being as an absolute plea and manifestation of the ecstatic urge to prostrate. It reflects the lover's surrender, much like morning dew seeking the morning sun.
Etymology
Persian (from the verb guzārdan, meaning to perform, submit, state, or discharge).
Usage
Frequently deployed in the ghazal to frame the lover's entire state or spoken verse as a reverent petition to the beloved or God.
Examples
A humble petition of the sorrowful heart
Standing before the threshold as an embodiment of plea