ब-रेहन

Meaning

Mortgaged, pledged, or held in pawn as collateral.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning 'in pledge' or 'mortgaged', it denotes being held as collateral or indebted to something. In this couplet, the lustrous clarity and beauty of the pearl is described as being pledged to restraint ('zabt'), suggesting that its precious form exists only because the water drops hold back their weeping.

Etymology

Persian preposition 'ba' (in, to) + Arabic 'rahn' (pledge, collateral, pawn).

Usage

In classical ghazal, it is used metaphorically to portray an existence, emotion, or virtue as irrevocably pawned to fate or passion.

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