Word Meaning
मक़बरों
maqbaron
hinoun
Meaning
Tombs, mausoleums, or burial monuments (oblique plural).
Detailed Meaning
Refers to sepulchres, tombs, or mausoleums in the oblique plural form. In this couplet, it represents desolate and ruined graves abandoned in the wilderness, contrasted against flourishing and blessed shrines ('rauza'). It evokes themes of decay, mortality, and the passage of worldly glory.
Etymology
Arabic, from the triconsonantal root q-b-r (ق-ب-ر), relating to burying or graves; noun of place 'maqbara'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, tombs often serve as poignant emblems of ruined glory, death's inevitability, and desolate isolation.
Examples
The silence enveloping the ancient tombs.
Wandering among the broken tombs of the wilderness.
Synonyms
मज़ारोंक़ब्रोंसमाधियों
Related Words
मक़बराक़ब्ररौज़ागोर