इनआ'म

Meaning

A gift, reward, prize, or bestowal.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetry, 'ina'am' refers to a reward, gratuity, or generous bestowal granted out of favor or sheer abandon. In this couplet, it humorously depicts the ascetic Shaikh giving away his pious clerical robes and garments as gifts in a state of drunken ecstasy in the tavern.

Etymology

Arabic (إِنْعَام, in‘ām), verbal noun of 'an‘ama' (to bestow favor, confer a benefit).

Usage

Frequently used in the ghazal to describe either the coveted favors of the Beloved or the intoxicated abandonment of worldly and religious symbols.

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