मैलान

Meaning

Inclination, leaning, tendency, or attraction toward something.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'mailaan' signifies an emotional inclination, preference, or psychic pull toward a particular direction, creed, or desire. In this couplet, it refers to leaning toward either worldly pursuits or religious matters, highlighting that the lover's heart is so completely absorbed in the beloved that it has no inclination toward anything else.

Etymology

Arabic, from the root m-y-l (م-ي-ل) meaning 'to incline, lean, or deviate'.

Usage

Often employed in philosophical or romantic verses to express the soul's natural predisposition or emotional turning away from the mundane world.

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