मजबूर

Meaning

Compelled, helpless, constrained, or forced by circumstance or fate.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'majbūr' denotes a state of helplessness or lack of agency against destiny, passion, or inner drive. In this couplet, it describes the speaker being inescapably compelled by inherent nature (fitrat) to sing and give voice to inner sorrow.

Etymology

Arabic, from the root j-b-r (ج-ب-ر); passive participle meaning forced, compelled, or coerced.

Usage

Commonly contrasted with 'mukhtār' (free agent) to explore philosophical tensions between predestination and free will in the ghazal tradition.

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