Word Meaning
आलम-फ़रेब
aalam-fareb
Meaning
World-deceiving; captivating, bewitching, or misleading the entire world.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian-Arabic compound adjective meaning that which enchants, deludes, or captures the entire world. In the couplet, it refers to the beloved's beauty whose allurement casts a beguiling spell across all creation. This enchantment is so profound that even the growth of down (khat) upon the face fails to break the illusion.
Etymology
Arabic ‘ālam (world, realm) + Persian farēb (deception, trickery; beguiling).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is traditionally applied as an epithet for radiant beloveds or the transient, illusory allure of the universe.
Examples
Her world-deceiving beauty held the entire town captive.
A world-beguiling glance that robbed the wisest of their senses.