Word Meaning
लगे
lage
hiverb
Meaning
To take (time); to be required or consumed (of duration).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'लगे' is used in the idiomatic sense of 'देर लगना' (to take time or be delayed). The poet rhetorically asks whether it takes any time at all for devoted lovers to perish once struck by grief. It indicates the duration or requirement of time for an event to happen.
Etymology
From Sanskrit लग्न (lagna, 'attached, adhered'), through Prakrit लग्गइ (laggai) to Hindi-Urdu लगना (lagnā).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'लगना' commonly enters idiomatic constructions like 'देर लगना' (to take time) or 'दिल लगना' (to fall in love).
Examples
Dard-e-dil ko thaharne mein ab kya der lage.
Kya jane kitna waqt is zakhm ko bharne mein lage.
Synonyms
बीतनाहोनाखपना
Related Words
लगनालगानालगाव