अर्बाब

Meaning

Lords, masters, or people endowed with a specific quality or pursuit.

Detailed Meaning

In Arabic, 'arbaab' is the broken plural of 'rabb', meaning masters or possessors. In Urdu poetic tradition, it functions like 'ahl' to denote a collective group defined by a particular trait, as in 'arbaab-e-hawas' (pursuers of base desire). In this couplet, it refers critically to worldly, shallow individuals who condemn the poet.

Etymology

Arabic, broken plural of 'rabb' (master, possessor, lord).

Usage

In ghazals, it is almost invariably used with an izafat to designate a particular class of people, whether discerning critics or worldly seekers.

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