तवहहुम

Meaning

Delusion, illusion, fancy, superstition, or groundless imagination.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'tawahhum' denotes subjective delusion, phantom thoughts, or mental fabrication with no external reality. In this couplet, the universe is depicted as a 'karkhana' (workshop) of pure imagination, indicating that phenomenal existence is merely a projection validated only by human belief.

Etymology

Arabic verbal noun (tafa‘‘ul) from the root w-h-m (و-ه-م), meaning to imagine, suspect, or fancy.

Usage

In classical ghazal, it is frequently used in Sufistic and philosophical contexts to characterize the illusory nature of worldly existence.

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