आदम

Meaning

Adam; the first man and prophet; humankind or man.

Detailed Meaning

In Islamic and classical poetic tradition, Adam is the first created human who was expelled from paradise. In Ghalib's couplet, his iconic expulsion from Eden serves as a hyperbolic benchmark, contrasting it with the lover's even greater humiliation when cast out from the beloved's street. Broadly, the figure represents human frailty, earthly exile, and mortal destiny.

Etymology

Arabic / Hebrew (Ādam), related to the root denoting earth or red soil.

Usage

In ghazal poetry, 'Aadam' usually appears as a talmīh (allusion) referring to the fall from grace and human exile.

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