Word Meaning
ख़ूँ-गश्ता
khoon-gashta
hiadjective
Meaning
Turned into blood, blood-soaked, or grievously wounded.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective composed of 'khoon' (blood) and 'gashta' (become or turned). In Urdu and Persian poetic traditions, it describes a heart or soul that has dissolved entirely into blood due to the agonizing fire of unrequited love. In this couplet, it highlights the lover's slaughtered, bleeding heart exposed within the beloved's henna-tinted palm.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'khūn' (blood) + 'gashtah' (past participle of 'gashtan', to turn or become).
Usage
Often used in classical ghazals to dramatize the physical destruction of the heart under intense romantic grief.
Examples
The blood-soaked heart laments its tragic fate.
A bloodied eye reveals the hidden agony of the soul.
Synonyms
ख़ूँ-आलूदालहूलुहानबिस्मिल्ल
Related Words
ख़ूँ-चकाँख़ूँ-आबगश्त