Word Meaning
ग़ुफ़राँ-पनाह
Ghufran-panah
hiAdjective
Meaning
Seeking or sheltered in divine forgiveness; late or deceased.
Detailed Meaning
A compound meaning 'one whose sanctuary is divine forgiveness', often used as an honorific title for someone who is deceased. In this couplet, it is applied with poignant irony to the lover's perished heart, spoken of as though it were a departed noble soul that has dissolved into a solitary teardrop.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'ghufran' (forgiveness, absolution) and Persian 'panah' (refuge, shelter).
Usage
Historically an epithet of respect for the deceased, ghazal poets use it with melancholic irony to describe their ruined or dead heart.
Examples
The tale of this late and lamented heart.
A prayer for that soul resting in divine pardon.
Synonyms
मरहूममग़फ़ूरजन्नत-नशीन
Related Words
ग़ुफ़रानपनाहमग़फ़िरत