देखेंगे

Meaning

Will see, watch, or witness.

Detailed Meaning

In this couplet, 'देखेंगे' (will watch/witness) refers to adversaries and rivals looking upon the lover's humiliation as entertainment. It conveys the lover's dread that his disgrace and suffering will become a public spectacle for ill-wishers. The future tense underlines the impending anxiety of being subjected to malicious gaze.

Etymology

From Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś, 'to see') / प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) via Prakrit दिक्खइ (dikkhaï) into Hindustani देखना (dekhnā).

Usage

Commonly employed in Urdu poetry to indicate anticipation of the beloved's arrival or dread of rivals mocking the lover's grief.

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