Word Meaning
बिस्मिलों
bismiloñ
Meaning
Those who are slaughtered, mortally wounded, or dying lovers.
Detailed Meaning
'बिस्मिलों' (bismiloñ) refers to the plural oblique form of 'bismil', meaning victims or lovers who have been sacrificed or mortally wounded. In this couplet, it portrays the restless agitation and burning agony of the slain lovers whose writhing heat flashes like lightning. It signifies that even in death, the fiery memory of the killer-beloved's stride continues to inflame them.
Etymology
From Arabic 'Bismillah' (In the name of God), pronounced over an animal while ritually slaughtering it; borrowed into Persian and Urdu as 'bismil' (sacrificed, wounded).
Usage
In Urdu poetry, 'bismil' represents the devoted lover willing to be ritually sacrificed by the beloved's glance or sword.
Examples
The cry of the writhing slain
The innocent blood of the slaughtered lovers