Word Meaning
ख़ूँनाबा-फ़िशानी
khūn-nāba-fishānī
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
The shedding or weeping of tears of blood.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, this compound denotes shedding bloody tears caused by unbearable grief and passion. In this couplet, it serves as visible testimony to the inner torment inflicted by the beloved's merciless glance.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'khūn-āb / khūn-āba' (bloody water or tears) and 'fishānī' (scattering or shedding, from fishāndan).
Usage
A hyperbolic trope widely used in the classical ghazal to convey the utmost agony of love and separation.
Examples
The night passed in the shedding of bloody tears.
A heart afflicted by the scattering of bloody tears.
Synonyms
अश्क-बारीगिर्या-ओ-ज़ारीलहू-बारी
Related Words
ख़ूँनाबाअश्क-फ़िशानीख़ूँ-रेज़ी