Word Meaning
फ़रियाद-रस
fariyaad-ras
hinoun / adjective
Meaning
One who hears and answers a cry for help; redresser of grievances.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'faryad-ras' refers to a protector, redresser, or beloved who arrives to heed a desperate plea. In this couplet, the speaker laments continuously and calls out in longing to ask where their savior has vanished.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'faryād' (cry for justice, lamentation) and 'ras' (from 'rasīdan', to arrive or reach).
Usage
Commonly invoked in the ghazal as an epithet for God or an indifferent beloved when seeking rescue from deep anguish.
Examples
O redresser of grievances, take pity on my helplessness.
There was no savior left in the desolate desert of grief.
Synonyms
दादरसचारागरमददगारपुश्त-पनाह
Related Words
फ़रियादफ़रियादीनाला-कशदाद