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saraab(m): mirage, illusion

Description of saraab: Saraab is an Urdu word meaning a mirage, an optical illusion created by atmospheric conditions that makes distant water or objects appear visible but unattainable. Unlike a real oasis, it vanishes upon approach, symbolizing false hopes. Differs from a hallucination, as saraab is a natural phenomenon observable by all, not a personal delusion. In Urdu poetry, it evokes life's fleeting illusions and unfulfilled desires.

1 / 1: saraab

ham ko bharam ne bahr-e-tavahhum bana diya

dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe

hum saraab mein

doubt has turned me into

a sea of delusion

thinking it is a river,

i jumped headlong into a mirage

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bharam (m) (2)

doubt

bahr (m) (6)

sea, body of water

tavahhum (m) (1)

superstition

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

saraab (m) (1)

mirage, illusion

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