Word Meaning
ज़ख़्मियों
zakhmiyon
Meaning
the wounded or injured persons (oblique plural)
Detailed Meaning
Refers to injured or stricken individuals, specifically lovers wounded by love or the beauty of the beloved. In this couplet, it depicts the streets overwhelmed by wounded lovers struck down by the beloved's charm. The speaker urges the morning breeze not to untangle the beloved's fragrant tresses, lest even more admirers be fatally smitten.
Etymology
From Persian 'zakhm' (wound) + adjectival suffix '-i', inflected with the Hindustani oblique plural marker '-on'.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, the wounded (zakhmi) typically symbolize lovers who have suffered heart-wounds caused by the beloved's glances, tresses, or indifference.
Examples
No one arrived to ask after the wounded.
The lament of the wounded echoed through the alley.