Word Meaning
गिरफ़्तार
giriftaar
Meaning
captured, imprisoned, ensnared, or deeply captivated
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'giriftaar' denotes someone held captive, entrapped, or deeply infatuated and bound by love or suffering. In the given couplet, it describes the trapped bird ('murgh-e-giriftaar'), symbolizing an imprisoned creature whose plaintive cries are being compared to the lover's own desperate wails. It underscores helplessness and confinement against an indifferent world.
Etymology
Persian (giriftār), from 'giriftan' (to seize, take, or capture).
Usage
In the Urdu ghazal, it is frequently paired with 'dil' (heart) or 'murgh' (bird) to symbolize being ensnared in the beloved's tresses or fate's cruel cage.
Examples
A helpless bird captured in the fowler's snare
A heart forever captured in the curls of beloved's hair