Word Meaning
शकेबाई
shakebā'ī
hinoun
Meaning
Patience, endurance, forbearance, or composure under distress.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, shakēbā'ī represents the quiet strength to endure intense emotional affliction, grief, or longing without losing composure. In Ghalib's verse, it forms the pocket of forbearance that paradoxically holds an uncontrollable blaze of a hundred flames, highlighting the tension between inner passion and outward constraint.
Etymology
Persian (from shakēb / shakēbā 'patient' + abstract noun suffix -ī).
Usage
A frequent trope in the ghazal tradition used to contrast the lover's outward calm and silent suffering with inward tumult.
Examples
Dil ko ab koi shakebai nahi milti.
Gham-e-furqat me shakebai ka damaan na chhoro.
Synonyms
सब्रतहम्मुलधीरजबर्दाश्त
Related Words
शकेबशकेबाक़रारताक़त