Word Meaning
सबब
sabab
Meaning
Cause, reason, motive, or means.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'sabab' denotes the cause, pretext, or instrument behind an emotional or physical phenomenon. In this couplet, it functions causally in the phrase 'ke sabab' ('on account of'), explaining why the color cannot flee due to the profusion of flowing blood. It underscores the chain of causation binding the helpless prey to its fated suffering.
Etymology
Arabic (سَبَب - sabab), originally signifying a rope, link, or connecting tie; hence an instrument, cause, or reason.
Usage
Commonly employed in ghazals to reflect on causality in human affairs or combined with 'be-' to form 'be-sabab' (groundless, without reason).
Examples
Do not turn away from me without any cause.
Tears did not flow from the eyes without a reason.