सुबुक-बारी

Meaning

Lightness of burden, unencumbered state, freedom from worldly cares.

Detailed Meaning

In Persian and Urdu poetry, 'subuk-bārī' denotes the state of being free from physical, worldly, or spiritual weight. In this couplet, it represents the virtue of ascetic detachment and independence, which the poet chooses over the prestigious yet burdensome blessing of the mythical Huma bird.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'subuk' (light, unburdened) and 'bār' (burden, weight) followed by the abstract noun suffix '-ī'.

Usage

In ghazal poetry, it is frequently contrasted with 'girān-bārī' (heaviness of burden) to praise detachment over worldly power and riches.

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