Word Meaning
लाइए
lāiye
Meaning
To bring, take, or draw; polite imperative or subjunctive form of to bring.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'lāiye' is the respectful imperative or optative form of the verb 'lānā' (to bring). In this couplet, it functions within the compound idiom 'bar mein lānā' (to draw into one's bosom, to embrace). The poet uses it rhetorically to lament the impossibility of holding such statuesque beloveds who cast even the Day of Judgment into chaos.
Etymology
Hindustani verb 'lānā' (ultimately from Sanskrit 'ānayati' / 'ānayanam'), combined with the polite optative suffix '-iye'.
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal to politely petition the saqi for wine or rhetorically ponder impossibility with phrases like 'yaqīn lānā' and 'bar mein lānā'.
Examples
Bring wine so that the burden of grief may lighten.
How can one place faith in the promises of such a beloved?