From Fever to Fire: Exploring Haraarat in Urdu Poetry

As another summer pushes temperatures to record highs, darja-e-haraarat , meaning 'degree of heat', has become part of our daily vocabulary. We hear it in weather reports, worry about it when a child feels warm, and increasingly experience it in a world shaped by climate change.On this week's Urdunama, we explore the Urdu word haraarat. While it literally means heat or temperature, poetry gives…