गुलू

Meaning

Throat, neck, gullet, or the vocal conduit of song.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting the throat, neck, or windpipe in Persian and Urdu. In poetic convention, it is frequently used either as the source of song and voice, or as the site of martyrdom beneath the beloved's blade. In this couplet, it represents the speaker's vocal faculty harbouring a celestial and disruptive song.

Etymology

Persian 'گلو' (gulū), cognate with Sanskrit 'गल' (gala).

Usage

Frequently deployed in classical ghazal either in the context of song and stifled sighs, or in scenes of poetic slaughter and sacrifice.

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