Word Meaning
महज़र
mahzar
Meaning
A formal petition, legal attestation, or public document signed by witnesses.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Islamic jurisprudence and Urdu literature, 'mahzar' refers to a formal written statement, petition, or indictment signed by witnesses and presented before a judge. In this couplet, it represents the legal record or testimony of the lover's murder, upon which the seal of the beloved (the murderer) acts as indisputable authentication. The poet employs court imagery to show that love's willing slaughter needs no other proof.
Etymology
Arabic (مَحْضَر), derived from the root ḥ-ḍ-r (ح-ض-ر), denoting presence or appearance before an authority.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'mahzar' is typically deployed within metaphors of the courtroom of love, trial, and the lover's willing martyrdom.
Examples
a legal petition of bloodshed
affixing a seal upon the indictment