क़बीले

Meaning

Tribe, clan, family lineage, or ancestral community.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetry, 'qabila' denotes a clan, family lineage, or social collective bound by ancestral bonds. In this couplet, it represents the speaker's metaphorical fraternity or lineage of devoted lovers, which he considers so extreme that even Majnun is regarded as an unworthy outcast. It evokes ideas of collective honor, kinship, and family prestige.

Etymology

Arabic 'qabīlah' (قبيلة), from the triconsonantal root q-b-l relating to accepting or joining together.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, 'qabila' often denotes either the orthodox tribal order that ostracizes the lover or the metaphorical brotherhood of mad lovers.

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