Word Meaning
चुनिएगा
chuniyega
Meaning
Please pick, gather, or select; polite future imperative form of to pick.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu, 'chuniyega' functions as an honorific or precative future imperative of the verb 'chunna' (to pluck, gather, or select). In Mir's verse, it is used in tandem with the negative particle 'ne' (neither/nor/do not), creating an evocative image of sorrow where one wanders pale-faced without even picking flowers. The form imparts a polite, wistful tone characteristic of eighteenth-century Delhi idiom.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit चिनोति (cinoti, 'to gather, pick') through Prakrit चिणइ (ciṇaï) into Hindustani चुनना (chunna).
Usage
The polite precative suffix '-iyega' is frequently utilized in the ghazal to retain a delicate standard of poetic etiquette (adab), even when voicing sorrow or caution.
Examples
Pick the fallen petals of the rose with care.
Do not wander the desolate garden to gather blossoms.