गिरो

Meaning

Pawned, pledged, or mortgaged as security for a debt.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'girau' refers to an article pawned or pledged, typically to a tavern-keeper (kulāl or pīr-e mug͟hān) in exchange for wine when a lover or ascetic runs out of money. In this couplet, it highlights how countless valuable goods lie pawned at the wine-merchant's tavern, making the preacher's pious cloak and prayer rug an ordinary forfeiture by comparison. It symbolizes spiritual renunciation and total surrender to wine and intoxication.

Etymology

From Persian گرو (giraw/girau), meaning a pledge, wager, or pawn.

Usage

Frequently used in the ghazal tradition in compounds like 'girau-e-mai' (pawned for wine), depicting the sufi or lover surrendering religious garments or symbols of piety to the tavern-keeper.

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