जरीदा

Meaning

A register, account book, scroll, or volume of records.

Detailed Meaning

In classical literature, 'jarida' refers to an official register, scroll, or account book. In this couplet, 'jarida-e-aalam' signifies the universal ledger of existence, interacting with scribal motifs like 'safha' (page), 'harf' (letter), and 'fard' (single leaf or solitary individual). It presents the speaker's heart as a lone, detached entry erased from the ledger of creation.

Etymology

Arabic (جَرِيدَة / jarīdah), originally denoting a peeled palm-branch used for writing, evolving into a record-sheet, scroll, or journal.

Usage

Frequently deployed in ghazal poetry within metaphors of fate and writing alongside terms like qalam, safha, and dastavez.

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