दबे

Meaning

To yield, submit, bow down, or be subdued.

Detailed Meaning

In this couplet, 'dabe' is the subjunctive form of the verb 'dabna', denoting yielding, showing subservience, or enduring mistreatment out of deference. Mir argues that one put up with trials and tolerated harshness only while mutual relations were intact; once ties are severed, there is no reason to remain meek or subservient.

Etymology

Derived from Old Indo-Aryan / Prakrit root denoting pressing down, suppressing, or being subdued.

Usage

In ghazal poetry, it commonly conveys the idea of surrendering pride, enduring the beloved's tyranny, or yielding to social dominance.

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