Word Meaning
साग़र-कश
saghar-kash
Meaning
One who drinks or drains a wine goblet; a wine drinker.
Detailed Meaning
A compound term meaning a drinker who drains the wine cup. In this couplet, it combines with 'tasleem' (resignation or surrender) to mean drinking the cup of fatalistic acceptance amidst the revolving skies of adversity. It signifies gracefully enduring life's trials without complaining.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'sāghar' (wine cup, goblet) and the stem 'kash' (from 'kashīdan', to pull, draw, or drink).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it frequently symbolizes the mystic or lover who willingly drinks the intoxicating draught of sorrow, fate, or divine love.
Examples
saghar-kash-e-dard hona (to partake of the cup of suffering)
bazm mein har saghar-kash mast hai (every cup-bearer and drinker in the gathering is ecstatic)