Word Meaning
धोइए
dhoiye
Meaning
Should wash, cleanse, or bathe; polite imperative or optative form of wash.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'धोइए' serves as a polite imperative or an optative form expressing 'one should wash' or 'let one wash'. In Mir's couplet, it appears negated with 'न', indicating that feet consecrated by the sacred dust of the beloved's alley must never be cleansed, not even with the immortal nectar of life (Aab-e-Hayaat).
Etymology
Sanskrit 'धाव्' (dhāv, to wash/cleanse) > Prakrit 'धोवइ' (dhowaï) > Hindustani 'धोना' (dhonā).
Usage
Frequently deployed in classical ghazals with negative particles to assert that marks of love, grief, or the beloved's dust are sacred badges of devotion that should never be washed away.
Examples
Do not wash the sacred dust from your feet.
Wash the garment with tears of repentance.