Word Meaning
शाइर
shā'ir
Meaning
A poet; one who composes verses or poetry.
Detailed Meaning
A shā'ir is an artist who crafts verse, traditionally revered for intense sensitivity and philosophical insight. In this couplet, however, the poet is grouped with religious jurists and mystics as an intellectual class whose melancholic and impractical pessimism drowns the spirit and vessel of the nation.
Etymology
Arabic root 'ش-ع-ر' (sh-ʿ-r), meaning to perceive, feel, or possess deep knowledge; hence 'shāʿir' is one of acute perception or feeling.
Usage
In classical ghazal, the figure of the poet frequently appears in the concluding couplet (maqta) as a voice of tragic insight, melancholic devotion, or proud artistic solitude.
Examples
The poet poured the sorrow of life into the ghazal.
Do not seek worldly wealth from a poet.