मरीज़

Meaning

A patient, sick person; metaphorically, someone afflicted by the malady of love.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting a sick person or patient, 'marīz' in classical Urdu poetry overwhelmingly signifies the afflicted lover suffering from 'maraz-e-ishq' (the sickness of love). In this couplet by Mir, it portrays the tragic figure of the lover whose fatal condition made survival an impossibility.

Etymology

Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ), derived from the triconsonantal root م-ر-ض (m-r-ḍ) pertaining to sickness or disease.

Usage

In the ghazal, 'marīz' almost always evokes the suffering lover whose ailment can only be cured by the beloved's glance or presence.

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