काएनात

Meaning

The universe, cosmos, creation, or all existing things.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'kaainaat' denotes the totality of creation, the cosmos, or manifest existence. In this couplet, it signifies the material universe whose individual particles (zarraat) bear witness to the divine presence. It often serves as a cosmic backdrop against which divine majesty and human insignificance or contemplation are contrasted.

Etymology

Arabic kā'ināt (كَائِنَات), the feminine sound plural of kā'inah (created thing/being), from the root k-w-n (to be, exist).

Usage

Commonly employed in philosophical and mystic verses to evoke the macrocosm in contrast to the microscopic individual or heart.

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