अय्यारी

Meaning

Cunning, deception, trickery, or knavery.

Detailed Meaning

The term denotes cunning deceit, craftiness, or artful trickery. In this couplet, it highlights how both spiritual renunciation (darveshi) and worldly rule (sultani) have degenerated into forms of political hypocrisy and exploitation against sincere believers.

Etymology

Arabic (from 'ayyar', rogue or cunning person), through Persian with the abstract nominal suffix '-i'.

Usage

Famously used in classical dastans for the subterfuge of spies and shapeshifters, and in philosophical Urdu poetry to critique institutional and spiritual hypocrisy.

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