Word Meaning
क़बाहतें
qabāhateñ
Meaning
Defects, harms, evils, objections, or awkward complications.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'qabāhat' denotes a flaw, detriment, objectionable issue, or complication. In this couplet, the plural 'qabāhateñ' refers to the numerous perils, awkward difficulties, and unpleasant consequences involved in the beloved's ruthless test. The poet warns the oppressor that putting a lover's life to trial carries too many fraught complications.
Etymology
From the Arabic root q-b-ḥ (قبح), meaning ugliness, deformity, or reprehensible conduct, via the feminine noun 'qabāḥah' (قباحة) with the Hindustani plural marker '-eñ'.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to highlight the moral flaws, social awkwardness, or dangerous repercussions of an action.
Examples
many complications in this matter
the flaws of the trial