Word Meaning
अरिनी
Arini
Meaning
"Show me" (Arabic imperative; Moses' plea to behold the Divine).
Detailed Meaning
An Arabic Quranic phrase meaning 'show me', originating from Prophet Moses' plea to witness God's manifest glory ('Rabbi arini') upon Mount Sinai. In Urdu poetry, it represents the pinnacle of an ardent lover's or mystic's unyielding demand for a glimpse of the beloved, fully aware of the risk of annihilation. In this couplet, the speaker echoes this timeless cry for vision, while distinguishing his personal anguish from the historic prophetic event.
Etymology
Arabic verbal phrase أَرِنِي (a-ri-nī), imperative form of the root r-ʾ-y (to see) with the first-person singular object pronoun.
Usage
Widely employed in classical ghazal as an allusion (talmīḥ) to Moses at Mount Sinai to evoke profound mystical or romantic longing for divine vision.
Examples
Echoing 'arini' at the threshold of revelation
A heart restless with the longing of 'arini'