सहाब

Meaning

A cloud, especially a raincloud.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'sahaab' denotes a cloud, frequently personified as weeping or dispensing abundance. In this couplet, Ghalib uses 'ashk-e-sahaab' (tears of the cloud, i.e., rain) to signify nature weeping at the departure of autumn. It evokes an image of melancholy mirroring the inner grief of the poet.

Etymology

Arabic (سَحَاب, saḥāb), derived from the root s-ḥ-b, denoting drawing, pulling, or sweeping across the sky.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, 'sahaab' is most frequently linked to the weeping eyes of the lover or the rain of divine mercy.

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