Word Meaning
फिराया
phirāyā
Meaning
Turned, rotated, shook, or caused to wander.
Detailed Meaning
In Hindustani poetry, 'phirānā' signifies causing something to rotate, turn away, or wander. Within this couplet ('sar ko phirāyā'), it conveys the physical gesture of shaking or turning one's head in sheer sorrow, perplexity, or futile daily routine. It underlines the lover's repetitive, pointless actions that fail to relieve the burden of unrequited grief.
Etymology
From Prakrit 'phiraï', traced to Sanskrit roots; causative/transitive form of Hindustani 'phirnā' (to turn).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, it appears in idioms like 'sar phirānā' (to perplex or turn the head) and 'muṅh phirānā' (to turn away in disdain).
Examples
He turned his face away in indifference.
Grief left my bewildered head turning in circles.