Meaning
A cloud, the mass of vapour that brings shade and rain to the parched earth.
Usage & notes
The abr is the rain-bearing cloud, the bringer of mercy and renewal to the thirsting garden and field. Iqbal can read it as the grace that descends to revive the dead earth, the bounty that turns barrenness back to bloom.
Related words
SANSKRIT
Baadal
A cloud, the gathering of vapour in the sky that promises rain.
PERSIAN
Baaraan
Rain, the water that falls from the clouds to quicken the earth.
ARABIC
Barq
Lightning, the sudden flash that splits the storm-cloud.
ARABIC
Raad
Thunder, the deep roll of sound that follows the lightning of the storm.