Word Meaning
मारें
māreñ
Meaning
May kill, slay, or put to death; subjunctive form of 'to kill'.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindi poetry, 'māreñ' serves as the third-person plural or subjunctive/optative form of the verb 'mārnā' (to kill, strike, or slay). In this couplet, it functions within the idiom 'jī se mārnā' (to deprive of life). The poet creates irony around the beloved's lips, famed for their Christ-like resurrecting power (masīhā'ī), showing that they ironically do not rest until they have slain lovers.
Etymology
Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati, 'causes to die'), causative of root मृ (mṛ, 'to die'), evolving through Prakrit into Hindustani.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, verbs of killing are frequently linked to the beloved's lethal eyes, tresses, or paradoxical cures.
Examples
Before their cruel glances strike and kill the lover.
Lest they slay someone simply with their indifferent silence.