Word Meaning
राही
rāhī
hinoun
Meaning
A traveler, wayfarer, or wanderer on a journey.
Detailed Meaning
In poetry, 'rahi' refers to a traveler or seeker walking the path of life, love, or spiritual longing. In the given couplet, it represents the wanderer who, despite progressing on a long journey, is still haunted by nostalgia for an abandoned resting place or goal.
Etymology
Persian 'rāh' (path, road) combined with the agentive suffix '-ī' (one of the path).
Usage
Commonly employed in Urdu poetry as an allegorical figure for the mortal human passing through the transient trials of worldly existence.
Examples
The tired traveler paused to look at the distant horizon.
No companion stayed beside the solitary traveler.
Synonyms
मुसाफ़िरपथिकराहगीरसैयाह
Related Words
राहमंज़िलसफ़रकारवाँ