Word Meaning
तूर
Toor
Meaning
Mount Sinai, where Moses witnessed the manifestation of divine light.
Detailed Meaning
'Toor' refers to Mount Sinai, the sacred mountain where Prophet Moses (Kaleem) witnessed the fiery manifestation of divine glory (tajalli), which reduced the mountain to ashes. In this couplet, the poet compares the incandescent passion of his own heart to this event, asserting that a single spark from his heart could incinerate a hundred mountains like Toor.
Etymology
Arabic طور (ṭūr), meaning a mountain, especially Mount Sinai.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, Toor is a recurrent allusion (talmeeh) used to evoke themes of divine splendor, overwhelming revelation, and destructive love.
Examples
The divine light manifested upon Mount Toor.
He could not endure the dazzling flash of Toor.