Word Meaning
मक्र
makr
hinoun
Meaning
Deceit, trickery, cunning, artifice, or duplicity.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'makr' signifies deceit, guile, or malicious artifice. In this couplet, it characterizes the lover's false promises as deliberate trickery and insincerity designed to beguile. It is often paired with themes of infidelity, unreliability, and emotional betrayal.
Etymology
Arabic (مَكْر, makr), meaning cunning, plotting, deceit, or stratagem.
Usage
In ghazal conventions, 'makr' typically describes the calculated emotional deceptions of the indifferent beloved or the treacherous world.
Examples
His promises were nothing but a deceitful artifice.
Do not trust the stratagem of the unfaithful lover.
Synonyms
फ़रेबधोखाहिलादग़ा
Related Words
मक्कारमक्र-ओ-फ़रेबफ़रेब