Word Meaning
ख़ुश-ख़्वाँ
khush-khwāñ
Meaning
Sweet-singing, melodious; one who sings or recites sweetly.
Detailed Meaning
'Khush-khwan' describes one who sings or recites with a sweet, melodious voice. In classical Urdu poetry, it is standardly joined in an izaafat with 'murgh' (bird) to symbolize the bulbul or nightingale, an avatar of the eloquent, suffering lover. In this couplet, it evokes a beloved, sweet-singing companion whose nighttime lament is fondly remembered.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'khush' (sweet, pleasant) and 'khwān' (present stem of 'khwāndan', to read, recite, or sing).
Usage
In the ghazal, it typically modifies 'murgh' (bird/nightingale) to evoke the poet-lover who turns pain into beautiful melody.
Examples
The sweet-singing bird of the garden fell silent.
At dawn, the melody of the sweet singer filled the air.