Word Meaning
जारूब-कश
jārūb-kash
Meaning
A sweeper; one who cleans or sweeps with a broom.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'jārūb-kash' refers to a sweeper or domestic attendant wielding a broom. In this verse, it is used metaphorically where the sun itself is personified as a humble sweeper coming each dawn to sweep the beloved's threshold with its rays. This hyperbole elevates the beloved's court to supreme royalty before which celestial bodies perform menial service.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'jārūb' (جاروب, broom) and the stem 'kash' (کش, from kashīdan, to pull/wield).
Usage
It is typically employed in poetic hyperbole to portray monarchs or celestial entities as lowly sweepers before the beloved's or spiritual master's threshold.
Examples
a sweeper of the beloved's lane
the sun serving as a dawn sweeper