Word Meaning
आवारा
āwāra
hiadjective
Meaning
Wandering, vagrant, scattered, or displaced without fixed shelter.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'awara' describes one who is rendered homeless, scattered, or wandering aimlessly due to adversity or love. In this couplet, it evokes the tragic dispersion of broken feathers strewn helplessly across the garden after destruction. It signifies not merely casual loitering, but a poignant condition of ruin, separation, and utter powerlessness.
Etymology
Persian آواره (āwāra), signifying wanderer, vagabond, destitute, or displaced.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetics to idealize the lover's exile from society and obsessive wandering across deserts or streets.
Examples
Wandering like dust in the alley of the beloved.
Driven out and scattered in the wilderness.
Synonyms
सरगर्दांदर-ब-दरभटका हुआबिखरा हुआ
Related Words
आवारगीसहरा-नवर्दीबे-सर-ओ-सामाँ