Word Meaning
मय-बारान
mai-bārān
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
Rain or shower of wine; transition from wine-drops to rain of stones.
Detailed Meaning
Literally signifies a shower or downpour of wine. In the cited verse by Ghalib, it reflects the poetic and grammatical juncture between the spilt drops of wine ('qatra-fishānī-hā-e-mai') and the retaliatory shower of stones ('bārān-e-sang'). The phrase highlights how reckless drunken revelry directly led to the violent destruction of the tavern.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'mai' (wine, liquor) + 'bārān' (rain, downpour).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, such imagery vividly contrasts festive intoxication with destructive downpours of fate or retribution.
Examples
A joyous wine-rain blessed the gathering of lovers.
The wild revelry's wine-rain ended in the rain of stones.
Synonyms
बारान-ए-मयमय-रेज़ीशराब-बारी
Related Words
मयबारानक़तरा-फ़िशानीमयख़ाना