Word Meaning
दहर-आशेबी
dahr-āshobī
Meaning
World-disturbing or revolutionary quality; causing universal turmoil and upheaval.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to the state or quality of throwing the world into turmoil or instigating widespread upheaval. In this couplet, it defines the true nature of love as an unfettered and revolutionary power that shatters worldly complacency and conventions. It is contrasted with the slavish worship of the temporal idols of one's era.
Etymology
Arabic (dahr: world, time) + Persian (āshob: turmoil, upheaval + abstract suffix -ī).
Usage
In classical and modern philosophical Urdu poetry, it evokes sublime disruption, ideological revolution, and dynamic passion against worldly stagnation.
Examples
The mystic's voice resonated with a world-shaking defiance.
His poetry became an instrument of world-disturbing change.