बाशिंदगाँ

Meaning

Inhabitants, residents, dwellers, or citizens (plural).

Detailed Meaning

This is the Persian plural of 'bashinda', meaning residents or inhabitants. In this couplet, it refers metaphorically to the dwellers of the realm of love ('dayar-e-ishq'), that is, true lovers. The poet laments their painful fate and wishes they had been unfaithful instead.

Etymology

Persian: 'bāshinda' (present stem of būdan/bāshīdan, 'to be/dwell') + plural suffix '-gān'.

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it is frequently employed to evoke the suffering residents of metaphorical lands such as love, separation, or exile.

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