Word Meaning
ख़ून
khoon
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
Blood; also slaughter, murder, or the moral guilt of slaying.
Detailed Meaning
'Khoon' literally means blood, but in classical Persian and Urdu poetry it frequently signifies murder, violent sacrifice, or the legal and moral liability of bloodshed. In this verse, 'khoon-e-do-aalam' denotes the bloodguilt of both worlds, which the devoted lover audaciously takes upon his own neck to embolden the beloved's grace.
Etymology
Persian 'خون' (khūn), derived from Middle Persian 'xōn'.
Usage
In classical ghazal, 'khoon' frequently evokes either the beloved's murderous coquetry or the lover's weeping of bloody tears from inner torment.
Examples
To drink the blood of one's own heart in grief
The blood of the innocent never goes unavenged
Synonyms
लहूरक्तरुधिर
Related Words
ख़ूनीख़ून-ए-जिगरख़ून-ख़राबाक़त्ल