Word Meaning
लीजो
lijo
Meaning
Please take or receive; in compound 'sun lijo', do listen or hear.
Detailed Meaning
An archaic classical imperative form of the verb 'lena' (to take), used to convey a polite, pleading request equivalent to modern 'lijiye'. In compound constructions such as 'sun lijo', it signifies 'please listen' or 'do hear'. In this couplet, the speaker poignantly asks the listener to prepare to soon hear of their eventual demise or departure from the world.
Etymology
From Old Hindi / Prakrit verbal root, derived ultimately from Sanskrit 'labhate' (takes, acquires) evolving into the polite imperative suffix -jo.
Usage
Frequently used in early Urdu (Rekhta) and classical ghazal poetry as a polite imperative or optative verb ending.
Examples
Listen to my heart's condition.
Take care of this helpless wanderer.