Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Aabla

आबला

said AAB-la

Meaning

A blister or watery pustule, especially one raised on the foot by walking.

Usage & notes

The blister of the foot-weary wanderer; in the ghazal each aabla is a flower blooming along the hard road of love and longing.

Related words

Blister-footed; one whose feet are raw with blisters from long, hard walking.

A thorn, the sharp companion of the rose and the pricking obstacle of the path.