Word Meaning
मारों
māron
Meaning
Victims or those afflicted, stricken, and tormented by suffering.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'māron' refers to individuals struck down, ruined, or afflicted by calamity, cruelty, or passion. In this couplet, 'zulm ke māron' denotes those suffering under the beloved's cruel tyranny, a condition the lover looks back upon with nostalgic fondness. It embodies the romantic trope wherein enduring misery at the hands of the beloved is celebrated as an honor.
Etymology
Derived from Old Indo-Aryan / Sanskrit 'मारित' (mārita, struck/slain) or 'मार' (māra, death/destruction), via Prakrit and Hindustani 'मारना'.
Usage
Frequently deployed in the genitive construct (such as 'ग़म के मारों' or 'वक़्त के मारों') to denote lovers crushed by fortune or the beloved's harshness.
Examples
No one listens to the sighs of those struck down by fate.
Among the victims of cruelty, his voice alone echoed.