Verse 3after 1816aa;Nkiye hu))e
G3
1
from the style/situation of caution/circumspection, again the breath has begun to stop
2
years have occurred [since] having torn the collar
'Placing, fixing, laying, laying down, founding, establishing; making, forming, inventing; invention; --situation, position; disposition; nature, tenour; description, character, complexion; --condition, state; --appearance, form, guise; --gesture, action; --conduct, behaviour; --mode of living or acting; mode, manner, fashion; --operation, performance, procedure; --subtraction, deduction, abatement, retrenchment'.
'Caution, care, scrupulousness, attention, heed; vigilance; precaution; circumspection'.
| References | |
|---|---|
| Arshi, Imtiyaz Ali | Ghazal# 190 |
| Raza, Kalidas Gupta | 301-02 |
| Nuskhah-e-Hamidiyah | 284-286 |
| Hamid Ali Khan | Open Image |
By 'situation/manner of caution' is meant, being cautious about bursting open the collar. That is, for years I haven't burst open the collar; for this reason, the breath is confined. (263)
== Nazm page 263
He says, 'Through the restraint of madness the breath has again begun to be choked. Years have passed, and I haven't even torn open my collar!' (321)
In this verse the word is extremely meaningful. This one word alone is a mirror of four things: (1) the time of the beginning of passion and ardor; (2) the time of incautiousnesses; (3) then, the time of caution; (4) then, the time of ardor for the renunciation of caution. (496)
On the structure of this ghazal as a kind of loosely 'continuous' one, see 233,1 .
Mad lovers tear open the necks of their kurtas because they're grief-stricken, or because they imagine themselves to be choking and need air, or simply because they're mad. For discussion and examples, see 17,9 .
This particular lover, however, has been driven to the deed not by the passions of madness but by the stress of sanity. For years he's been showing a -- with its range of meanings (see the definition above) that includes possible pretense ('appearance, form, guise')-- ('caution, care, circumspection'), and he simply can't stand it any more. Maintaining this show of normalcy is beginning to suffocate him-- once again []. This 'sanity' is-- once again-- driving him mad.
For more on the nuances of , see 115,7 .
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