कज-रौ

Meaning

Walking crookedly, moving astray, aberrant, erratic, or perverse.

Detailed Meaning

The compound literally denotes one who walks in an oblique, crooked path or strays from the straight course. In Iqbal's couplet, it describes the stars moving erratically or off-track across the firmament, forming part of a bold dialogue addressing the flaws of creation to God. Figuratively, it refers to perverse, recalcitrant, or wayward behavior.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'kaj' (crooked/bent) and 'rau' (present stem of 'raftan', to go/walk).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it is frequently used to characterize the erratic, unjust motion of the heavens (gardish-e-falak) or a perverse beloved.

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