Word Meaning
सुबुक-अक़्ल
subuk-aql
hiadjective
Meaning
Shallow-minded, foolish, or lacking deep wisdom and comprehension.
Detailed Meaning
Denotes an individual of frivolous, shallow, or deficient intellect. In Urdu poetic tradition, the conventional physician (tabib) is often mocked as subuk-aql for mistakenly treating the metaphysical agony of love with mundane medicinal draughts. In this verse, it criticizes the doctor whose superficial reasoning only doubled the lover's anguish.
Etymology
Persian 'subuk' (light, trivial, feeble) + Arabic '‘aql' (intellect, reason).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to satirize worldly physicians and self-righteous advisers who fail to comprehend the depths of love.
Examples
The futile remedy of the shallow-minded physician
A person of weak judgment and fickle nature
Synonyms
कम-अक़्लनासमझकम-फ़हमबे-वक़ूफ़
Related Words
अक़्लसुबुकसुबुक-दोशतबीब