Word Meaning
आतिश-बार
aatish-baar
Meaning
Raining or emitting fire; fiery, scorching, or intensely burning.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning fire-raining or flame-shedding, the word describes something intensely fiery, scorching, or explosive. In Ghalib's couplet, it qualifies the lover's breath ('nafas'), highlighting the irony that although every breath showers fiery torment, it still fails to utterly burn him and fulfill his desire for total annihilation.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'ātash' (fire) and 'bār' (raining or bearing, from bārīdan).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is frequently used to intensify images of a burning sigh ('aah') or breath ('nafas') consumed by passion and sorrow.
Examples
A shower of fire fell from the grieving lover's sigh.
The sky of separation remained intensely fiery and relentless.