Word Meaning
आस्मां
āsmāñ
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
Sky, heaven, the firmament, or the revolving wheel of fate.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'āsmāñ' primarily denotes the sky or celestial sphere, frequently personified as an indifferent or cruel agent of destiny. In this couplet, it evokes a renovated universe and expansive horizon paired with a new earth. It conveys a fresh realm of boundless possibility born out of revived passion.
Etymology
Persian (آسمان - āsmān), from Middle Persian āsmān, ultimately from Old Iranian *asman- ('stone, sky').
Usage
In the ghazal, the sky is frequently cast as 'आस्मां-ए-सितमगर' (the tyrannical sky), an unyielding cosmic force causing lovers' grief.
Examples
The sky wept over the sorrow of my heart.
Do not complain of the cruelty of the turning sky.
Synonyms
आसमानफ़लकगगनअंबर
Related Words
ज़मींफ़लकگردشसितारे