गिराँ-बारी

Meaning

Heaviness, burden, encumbrance, or weight of distress.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'giran-bari' denotes the physical weight or emotional encumbrance of suffering. In this couplet, it describes the oppressive heaviness of the iron fetters binding the lover, which still proves trivial compared to longing for the beloved's hair.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'giran' (heavy, burdensome) and 'bari' (from 'bar', load or burden + abstract suffix '-i').

Usage

Commonly used in classical ghazals to evoke the suffocating or agonizing load of grief, shackles, and mortal life.

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