Word Meaning
निकले
nikle
hiverb
Meaning
Departed, exited, or emerged.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu grammar, this is the past tense masculine plural or respectful form of the verb 'nikalna' (to emerge, exit, or depart). In this couplet, it describes the lover's sorrowful and humiliating departure from the beloved's lane. The speaker compares his forced eviction to Adam's biblical and Quranic expulsion from Eden, claiming his own exit was far more disgraceful.
Etymology
Derived from Prakrit 'nikkalaï', tracing back to Sanskrit roots niḥ- (out) + sarati / kalayati.
Usage
In classical ghazal, the verb often denotes expulsion from the beloved's street or metaphorically the departing of the soul from the body.
Examples
Hum un ki bazm se chup-chaap nikle
Ghar se nikle to koi raah na soojhi
Synonyms
बाहर आएरुख़सत हुएरवाना हुए
Related Words
निकलनानिकालनानिकास