Word Meaning
सर-ब-सहरा-दादा
sar-ba-sehra-daada
Meaning
Turned towards the desert; surrendered to wandering in the wilderness.
Detailed Meaning
This compound adjective literally means one whose head or course is directed towards the desert, or who has been given over to the wilderness. In the context of the couplet, it qualifies tears (sarishk), personifying weeping eyes that have scattered their torrents into desolate sands like a mad lover. It symbolizes unrestrained madness (wahshat) and the shame of public exposure that follows unrestrained grief.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'sar' (head/direction), 'ba' (to), the Arabic loanword 'sahrā' (desert/wilderness), and the Persian past participle 'dādah' (given, turned).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it evokes the Majnun trope to describe passionate frenzy where either the lover or his streaming tears head inexorably for the desolate wilderness.
Examples
The tears surrendered to the desert revealed the secret of his grief.
A restless spirit wandering through desolate wastelands.