Word Meaning
सरसर
sarsar
hinoun
Meaning
A fierce, howling, and bitterly cold tempest or gale.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Arabic and Urdu poetry, 'sarsar' denotes a devastating, roaring gale or violent windstorm. In this couplet, 'qulzum-e-sarsar' (an ocean of tempestuous wind) describes a relentless onslaught of adversity through which the lover's radiant lamp miraculously thrives like coral deep underwater.
Etymology
Arabic root ص-ر-ص-ر (ṣ-r-ṣ-r), an onomatopoeic noun describing a whistling, howling, or piercing cold wind.
Usage
Commonly encountered as 'bād-e-sarsar' in the ghazal tradition to symbolize destructive fate, misfortune, or the annihilation of hopes.
Examples
The violent tempest extinguished every solitary lamp.
A garden laid waste by the freezing gale.
Synonyms
तूफ़ानआँधीझंझावात
Related Words
बाद-ए-सरसरक़ुल्ज़ुमचराग़