Word Meaning
ग़ाफ़िलाँ
ghāfilāñ
hinoun
Meaning
Heedless, careless, or oblivious people; unaware ones.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'ghāfilāñ' is the Persian plural of 'ghāfil', referring to those who remain asleep or oblivious to spiritual realities and the passage of life. In this couplet, it serves as an address to heedless mortals, warned by their white hair—a harbinger of life's twilight—that it is time to awaken.
Etymology
Arabic root 'gh-f-l' (غفل, heedless/negligent) combined with the Persian plural suffix '-ān' (اں).
Usage
Commonly employed in ethical and Sufi poetry to reprove mortals who waste their finite lifespan in spiritual slumber.
Examples
Awaken, O heedless ones, for the journey has begun.
The warning went unheard by the heedless ones.
Synonyms
बेख़बरलापरवाहअचेत
Related Words
ग़फ़लतग़ाफ़िलबेदारहोशियार