Word Meaning

जिब्राईल-आशोब

Jibra'il-ashob

hiadjective

Meaning

Capable of confounding, stirring, or dazzling even the Archangel Gabriel.

Detailed Meaning

A Persianate compound adjective formed from Jibra'il (the Archangel Gabriel) and ashob (tumult-raiser or agitator). In this couplet, it describes an intensely sublime and impassioned song whose spiritual power would astonish and perturb even the highest angel. It signifies an ecstatic inner melody reserved only for the boundless divine realm.

Etymology

Arabic Jibrā'īl (Gabriel) + Persian āshōb (tumult, perturbation, from āshuftan, to disturb).

Usage

A characteristically Iqbalian compound used to illustrate human spiritual grandeur transcending the celestial status of angels.

Examples

a Gabriel-stirring lamentation

the song of Gabriel-shaking ecstasy

Synonyms

तहलका-ख़ेज़हैरत-अंगेज़क़यामत-ख़ेज़

Related Words

जिब्राईलआशोबफ़लक-आशोबजहाँ-आशोब
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