Word Meaning
सफ़ीने
safīne
hinoun
Meaning
Ships, boats, or sailing vessels navigating turbulent waters.
Detailed Meaning
'Safīne' is the plural or oblique form of 'safīna', meaning boats or ships. In this couplet, it serves as an allegory for human civilizations, intellect, or lives wrecked by pessimistic and regressive worldviews. Classical Urdu poets often invoke the vessel navigating an ocean to represent vulnerable human existence amidst fate.
Etymology
Arabic سَفِينَة (safīnah), meaning a ship or vessel; derived from the root s-f-n (س-ف-ن), denoting scraping, smoothing, or gliding across water.
Usage
In Urdu ghazal, 'safīna' frequently symbolizes the heart or the fragile self adrift in the perilous ocean of love and worldly trials.
Examples
safīne dubo chukī kitne
bhañwar meñ phañse hue safīne
Synonyms
कश्तियाँनावेंजहाज़
Related Words
सफ़ीनानाख़ुदाकश्तीतूफ़ान