Word Meaning
जुलाहों
julāhon
Meaning
Weavers; here used metaphorically and derogatorily for mediocre, unrefined contemporary poets.
Detailed Meaning
Literally referring to textile weavers, the term is used here in its oblique plural form as a cutting satirical metaphor. The poet derides contemporary versifiers ('nāzimān-e-hāl') as clumsy craftsmen engaged only in 'poch-bāfī' (absurd, low-quality weaving). It contrasts profound poetic craftsmanship with the shallow, inartistic output of literary pretenders.
Etymology
From Persian 'jūlāh' or 'julāhah' (weaver), absorbed into Urdu and Hindustani.
Usage
In classical Urdu verse, 'julāhā' is occasionally used as a dismissive trope for shallow rhymers who weave words without genuine poetical insight.
Examples
The critic dismissed the superficial versifiers as mere weavers of nonsense.
True poetry cannot be spun by clumsy weavers of rhyme.