Word Meaning
आबवाँ
aab-waan
Meaning
The water of that place, metaphorically used for tavern wine.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'आबवाँ' (a combination of Persian 'aab' and vernacular 'waan' meaning 'there') signifies the water of that sacred tavern. The poet contrasts the ascetic world with the tavern, asserting that even the water found there acts as intoxicating wine. It forms an antithesis to worldly despair by finding divine intoxication in the tavern's ordinary drink.
Etymology
Compound of Persian 'آب' (āb, water) and Hindustani/Braj 'واں' (wāñ, there/at that place).
Usage
Occurs rarely as a poetic blend of Persian 'aab' with the colloquial adverb 'waan' to denote the wine or atmosphere of the beloved's tavern.
Examples
the simple water of that place turned to wine
seeking solace in the tavern's water