अब्रों

Meaning

clouds (plural oblique form)

Detailed Meaning

'अब्रों' is the plural oblique form of the Persian loanword 'अब्र' (cloud), inflected with the Hindustani plural suffix. In the given couplet, it refers to moistureless clouds whose inner hollowness ('be-tahi') leaves the desert parched and unwatered. The failure of the clouds to weep compels the speaker to weep in the wilderness instead.

Etymology

Persian 'abr' (cloud), combined with the Hindustani oblique plural inflectional suffix '-on'.

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, clouds are commonly juxtaposed with the lover's weeping eyes or the beloved's grace.

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