Word Meaning
ज़मींगीर
zamīn-gīr
Meaning
Fallen to the ground, prostrate, bedridden, or bowed down in humility.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning holding or attached to the ground, this term describes someone who is bowed low, prostrated, or incapacitated. In this couplet, it urges the listener to remain humble and prostrated in meekness (ijz) before destiny, reminding them that earthly power and stability are transient. It contrasts towering pride with the spiritual merit of staying grounded.
Etymology
Persian compound composed of 'zamīn' (earth, ground) and 'gīr' (present stem of giriftan, to seize or take).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'zamīn-gīr' often conveys either extreme feebleness and age or voluntary humility and self-effacement before the beloved or the Divine.
Examples
become prostrate with humility
fallen to the ground by frailty