Word Meaning
गिरनी
girnī
hiverb
Meaning
Ought to fall; to drop or strike upon (feminine form).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'girnī' (used with 'thī') expresses an obligation or destined strike, meaning 'ought to have fallen'. It refers to the lightning of divine manifestation ('barq-e-tajallī'), asserting that it should have struck the poet's heart rather than Mount Sinai.
Etymology
From Prakrit *giraï, related to Sanskrit गलति (galati, 'drops, falls').
Usage
In classical ghazals, 'girnī thī' is frequently employed to express an unfulfilled calamity, entitlement to divine suffering, or an averted fate.
Examples
If a thunderbolt had to fall, it should have struck me.
The lightning was destined to fall upon the garden.
Synonyms
नाज़िल होनापड़नाटूटनाबरसना
Related Words
गिरनागिरानाबिजलीबर्क़