Word Meaning
मर्जा
marja‘
hinoun
Meaning
A place of return, refuge, resort, or final resting place.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'marja' signifies the origin, refuge, or ultimate destination to which everything inevitably returns. In this couplet, it specifically denotes the dust as the natural end and return of humankind, explaining why the aged or bowing posture naturally inclines toward the earth.
Etymology
Arabic root r-j-‘ (ر-ج-ع), meaning 'to return'; noun of place (ism al-makān) denoting the point of return.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'marja' commonly refers either to the dust as the physical destination of mortality or to the beloved's threshold as the spiritual refuge of the lover.
Examples
khāk hī marja-e-hastī hai
marja-e-khalq thā āstān-e-yār
Synonyms
मआबठिकानाशरणस्थलमलजा
Related Words
रुजूख़ाकआदम