Word Meaning
पेश-रौ
pesh-rau
hinoun / adjective
Meaning
A forerunner, vanguard, guide, or one who leads ahead.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu poetry, 'pesh-rau' denotes a vanguard, harbinger, or leader marching in front of a procession or army. In this couplet, weeping is personified as the frontrunner in the pageant of sorrow, preceding the sigh that carries a standard. It paints sorrow and mourning through vivid ceremonial and military imagery.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'pēsh' (front, before) and 'rau' (stem of raftan, to go).
Usage
Frequently utilized in ghazals to depict states of passion, tears, or lamentation as vanguard forces of a greater army of love.
Examples
Tears served as the vanguard of heart-consuming grief.
A lonely forerunner walking ahead of the caravan of love.
Synonyms
अग्रदूतअगुआहरावलपेशवा
Related Words
पेश-क़दमक़ाफ़िलाअलम-बरदारराहबर