Word Meaning
मुकर्रर
mukarrar
Meaning
Repeated, reiterated, done a second time, or demanded again.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mukarrar' signifies something repeated, reiterated, or asked for once more. In this couplet, it describes the speaker persistently requesting the beloved to reconfirm their promise of severing his head. The term is also famously used in mushairas as an appreciative call ('mukarrar irshad') requesting a poet to recite a verse again.
Etymology
Arabic root k-r-r (كرّ), passive participle of Form II (تکریر), meaning repeated or reiterated.
Usage
Widely used in ghazal poetics to convey relentless insistence or repetition, and historically renowned as an audience encore at recitations.
Examples
A cry of mukarrar echoed through the gathering.
The lover sought a repeated assurance of the promise.