1 Urdu couplets and shers with zaleel
zaleel(m): humiliated, disgraced
Zaleel is an Urdu adjective meaning humiliated, disgraced, or brought low in status, often implying deep shame or subjugation. Unlike mere sadness, it conveys a profound loss of dignity through oppression or insult. Differs from temporary embarrassment by denoting lasting degradation of one's honor or self-respect. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the lover's wretched state, as in Ghalib's verses portraying the heart zaleel under unrequited passion.
1 / 1: zaleel
itne hue zaleel ki
khuddaar ho gaye
failures have made me
even more defiant
i was humiliated so much
that i became self-respecting
failures, defeats
rebellious, defiant
humiliated, disgraced
self-respecting, dignified
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (66)
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