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gharq(m): drowning, sinking

Description of gharq: Gharq is an Urdu adjective meaning drowned, submerged, or immersed, often describing something sunk in water or deeply absorbed in thought or emotion. Unlike literal submersion where an object partially floats before sinking, gharq implies complete engulfment with no trace remaining above the surface. It differs from doobna by connoting total, irreversible immersion. In Sufi poetry, gharq evokes annihilation of the self in divine vision, as in verses where the

1 / 1: gharq

dekha hai kis nigaah se tu ne sitam-zarif

mahsoos ho raha hai

main gharq-e-sharaab hun

the way you threw your

glance at me, you tyrant

makes me feel like i am

drowning in wine

Abdul Hamid Adam (12)

nigaah (m) (8)

sight, gaze, glance

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

zarif (m) (1)

elegant, refined

mahsoos (m) (1)

experience

gharq (m) (1)

drowning, sinking

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

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