Word Meaning
गिराँ-नशीं
giraan-nasheen
Meaning
Heavily settled, deeply entrenched, enduringly burdensome, or lingering.
Detailed Meaning
A compound adjective formed from Persian 'giran' (heavy, burdensome) and 'nasheen' (seated, residing). In poetry, it characterizes an emotion—especially grief or sorrow—that settles immovably upon the soul and refuses to depart. In this couplet, it portrays pain as deeply seated and immovable, standing in sharp contrast to fleeting patience.
Etymology
Persian compound: 'girān' (heavy, precious, burdensome) + 'nashīn' (present stem of nishastan, meaning to sit or reside).
Usage
Frequently paired with grief (ranj or gham) in Urdu poetry to emphasize the persistent, immobile weight of sorrow compared to transient emotional states.
Examples
The lingering sorrow settled heavily upon the heart.
A deep-seated grief that never retreats.