Word Meaning
अदबार
adbar
hinoun
Meaning
Misfortune, adversity, ill luck, or downfall.
Detailed Meaning
'Adbar' (Arabic 'idbār') denotes misfortune, affliction, or a state of ruin, standing in opposition to 'iqbal' (good fortune). In this couplet, 'kulfat-khāna-e-adbar' forms a metaphor for a wretched dwelling of endless sorrow and ill fate where light never enters. It evokes an atmosphere of perpetual darkness and inescapable doom.
Etymology
Arabic إدبار (idbār), the verbal noun of أدبر (adbara), meaning 'to turn one's back, retreat, decline'.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, 'adbar' is predominantly employed as the antithesis of 'iqbal' to describe the cruel turning of fortune.
Examples
living under the shadow of adbar
the heavy night of adbar
Synonyms
बदक़स्मतीनहूसतज़वालविपत्ति
Related Words
इक़बालकुल्फ़तबद-बख़्त