Word Meaning
फाड़े
phāṛe
hiverb
Meaning
Torn, ripped, or rent, especially clothes torn in grief or madness.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu ghazal poetry, tearing one's collar or garments is the archetypal emblem of love-induced frenzy and desolation. In Mir's couplet, it describes the wandering lover who has ripped open his collar in uncontrollable passion and grief. The act signifies a complete abandonment of worldly restraint and rational composure.
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्फटति (sphaṭati, bursts, rends) through Prakrit फाडइ (phāḍaï) into Hindustani फाड़ना / پھاڑنا.
Usage
Conventionally appears in the idiom 'garebān phāṛnā' to symbolize junūn (madness of love) and helpless despair.
Examples
wandering in madness with a torn collar
the grief that tore the lover's garment
Synonyms
चीरेचाक किएफटे
Related Words
गरेबाँचाकदामनवहशत