Word Meaning
घिरे
ghire
hiverb
Meaning
Surrounded, enveloped, encircled, or overwhelmed.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindi poetry, 'ghire' denotes being completely encircled, besieged, or trapped by emotional or circumstantial adversity. In this couplet, it describes the subject being overwhelmed and enveloped by the agony and distress of separation from the beloved.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan, from the Indo-Aryan base of the verb 'ghirnā' (to be encircled or surrounded).
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical ghazal to portray the helpless lover hemmed in by misfortunes, tears, or sorrow.
Examples
Encircled on all sides by dark gatherings of clouds
Trapped hopelessly within the relentless whirlpool of grief
Synonyms
मुब्तिलामहसूरआच्छादित
Related Words
घिरनाघेराघेरना