हलबी

Meaning

Pertaining to Aleppo; especially fine, fragile glass or mirror made in Aleppo.

Detailed Meaning

Relating to the historic Syrian city of Aleppo (Halab), famed throughout the medieval Islamic world for producing high-grade, delicate, and clear glassware. In the couplet, jasmine petals strewn across the garden are likened to shattered fragments of prized Aleppo glass after an assembly has been disrupted.

Etymology

Arabic (Halabiyy), derived from Halab (Aleppo) with the relative suffix (nisba) -i.

Usage

In classical Persian and Urdu ghazals, 'sheesha-e-halabi' is an emblematic image of extreme clarity and heartbreaking fragility.

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