मारने

Meaning

To kill or execute; putting to death (oblique infinitive).

Detailed Meaning

In this couplet, 'मारने' functions as an oblique verbal noun combined with 'क़ाबिल', signifying 'worthy of being killed' or executed. It emphasizes the extreme and undeserved punishment of death meted out to the innocent lover by the beloved or executioner.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'मारयति' (mārayati, causes to die), through Prakrit 'मारेइ' (mārei), entering Hindustani as 'मारना'.

Usage

In ghazal poetry, killing or slaying is frequently used as a metaphor for the beloved's indifferent cruelty or fatal allure toward the suffering lover.

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