Word Meaning
ज़रूर
zaroor
Meaning
Necessary, required, or indispensable; also used adverbially to mean certainly or surely.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu idiom, 'zaroor' frequently functions as an adjective meaning 'necessary', 'needed', or 'incumbent', rather than its common modern adverbial sense of 'certainly'. In this couplet, 'aisa jeena hamein zaroor nahin' means that living in such a compromising manner is not at all required or desirable to the speaker. It expresses aloofness and poetic pride, rejecting life if it comes without true purpose.
Etymology
Arabic root ḍ-r-r (ض-ر-ر), derived from 'ḍarūra' (necessity, compulsion, distress).
Usage
In the classical ghazal, 'zaroor nahin' is a standard idiom signifying lack of need or poetic disdain toward an undesirable state.
Examples
A life devoid of honor is not necessary for us.
If such cruelty be destiny, surviving it is not necessary.