Word Meaning
ज़ुल्म-रसीदों
zulm-rasīdoñ
Meaning
Those afflicted by oppression, cruelty, or tyranny; the oppressed.
Detailed Meaning
A Persianate compound formed from 'zulm' (oppression) and 'rasīdah' (reached or afflicted), appearing here in the plural oblique case. In this couplet, it designates the poor and forsaken dead lying in anonymous graves, contemplating the severe trials and cruelties they suffered during their lives.
Etymology
Arabic 'zulm' (injustice, oppression) + Persian 'rasīdah' (past participle of 'rasīdan', to arrive, befall, reach).
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazal and marsiya traditions to evoke deep pathos for the marginalized who suffer social or romantic cruelty without redress.
Examples
The silent sighs of the oppressed reach the heavens.
No one stepped forward to inquire after the state of the afflicted.