Word Meaning
बाशिंदे
baashinde
Meaning
Inhabitants, residents, dwellers, or natives of a place.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to the residents, dwellers, or inhabitants of a specific abode or realm. In this couplet, it designates mortals living temporarily in the earthly station ('manzil-e-jahaan'), who mistakenly act as permanent inhabitants despite being doomed to depart. It highlights the fleeting nature of human existence in the mortal realm.
Etymology
Persian 'bāshinda' (باشنده), an active participle from the verb 'bāshīdan' (باشیدن, to be, stay, reside).
Usage
In Urdu poetry, 'baashinde' is frequently invoked to contrast humanity's illusion of settled dwelling with the transient reality of the mortal world.
Examples
The dwellers of the ruinous town have all dispersed.
Every resident of this earthly inn must eventually move on.