अब्र

Meaning

Cloud; rain cloud, often associated with weeping or rain.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'abr' denotes a cloud, frequently personified as a mourning figure that sheds tears of rain. In this couplet, the cloud acts as a perennial mourner that returns annually to weep over the poet's memory.

Etymology

Persian (ابر, abr)

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, 'abr' is often invoked either as an image of desolation and weeping or as a herald of spring and wine-drinking gatherings.

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