Urdu · noun · Nature & the Garden

Aandhi

आँधी
said AAN-dhee
Meaning

A storm, gale, or dust-storm.

Usage & notes

The aandhi that uproots and scatters is one of Iqbal's strongest images of revolutionary upheaval and testing; the self that survives the storm, like the tree that bends but holds, proves its rootedness.