Word Meaning
उक़्बा
'Uqbā
hinoun
Meaning
The hereafter, afterlife, or the next world.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Islamic and Urdu poetic thought, 'uqba signifies the afterlife or the world to come, fundamentally contrasted with 'dunya' (the transient earthly existence). In this couplet, it serves as the ultimate dwelling place beyond this world where the lover wonders whether a union with the beloved will ever transpire.
Etymology
Arabic, derived from the triconsonantal root ʿ-q-b (ع-ق-ب), pertaining to that which follows, the outcome, or the end.
Usage
In the Urdu ghazal, 'uqba is most often paired in antithesis with 'dunya' to contrast spiritual eternity with mortal transience.
Examples
Fikr-e-uqba (worry for the hereafter)
Dunya-o-uqba ki kashmakash (the struggle between this world and the next)
Synonyms
आख़िरतपरलोकहश्र
Related Words
दुनियाअज़लअबद