Word Meaning
फ़रेब-नामा
fareb-nāma
hinoun
Meaning
A deceitful treatise, illusory scroll, or fraudulent document.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound denoting a text, scroll, or written deed characterized by fraud and illusion. In this couplet, existence itself is metaphorically described as a deceitful document inscribed by the ripples of a mirage. It underscores the poetic and philosophical view that worldly life is a hollow, deceptive construct.
Etymology
Persian: fareb (deception, trickery) + nāma (document, letter, treatise).
Usage
Commonly used in classical Urdu poetry as a philosophical metaphor for the illusory and treacherous nature of existence.
Examples
The world is nothing but a deceitful scroll of illusions.
He saw through the fraudulent deed of mortal hopes.
Synonyms
फ़रेब-दस्तावेज़धोखा-पत्रमक्र-नामा
Related Words
फ़रेबनामासराबउनवाँ