सुपुर्द

Meaning

Entrusted, consigned, committed to one's charge or care.

Detailed Meaning

The term denotes the act of entrusting, delegating, or assigning something to someone's care or custody. In Ghalib's couplet, it refers to certain laments that were allotted to the speaker's destiny even before creation, while still in the realm of non-being ('adam'). It emphasizes the inescapable, preordained burden of suffering assigned to the lover.

Etymology

Persian 'supurd' (سپرد), past stem or participle of the verb 'supurdan' (سپردن), meaning to entrust or deliver.

Usage

Frequently occurs in ghazals in compound constructs like 'supurd-e-khak' (entrusted to dust/burial) or with verbs like 'karna' to signify total surrender of one's heart, soul, or fate.

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