Word Meaning
वारें
vaaren
Meaning
To sacrifice, devote, surrender, or offer as an oblation.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindustani poetics, the verb 'vārnā' signifies relinquishing, sacrificing, or waving an offering over someone out of deep love or devotion. In this couplet, it underlines hypocrisy or false renunciation, contrasting reckless waste (tearing yards of fabric) with a complete unwillingness to genuinely sacrifice or give away even a single yard.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'vārayati' / Prakrit, evolved in Old Hindi and Urdu into 'vārnā' (to offer or circumambulate as an oblation).
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal alongside notions of 'sadqe' and 'nisaar' to express the ultimate surrender of wealth, heart, or life to the beloved.
Examples
To sacrifice one's life for the beloved
To make an offering a hundred times over