Meaning
An admonitory lesson; a cautionary example drawn from another's fate.
Usage & notes
The moral the wise reader takes from ruins and reversals; poets point to fallen empires and dead lovers as ibrat for the heedless.
An admonitory lesson; a cautionary example drawn from another's fate.
The moral the wise reader takes from ruins and reversals; poets point to fallen empires and dead lovers as ibrat for the heedless.