Word Meaning
गुल-बाज़
gul-bāz
hiadjective
Meaning
Displaying flowers, blooming, or adorned with red floral drops.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound formed from 'gul' (flower/rose) and '-bāz' (player or performer). Figuratively, it describes something that blooms, plays with flowers, or appears adorned like a rose garden. In this couplet, it describes eyelashes blooming with red droplets as weeping tears of blood makes them resemble flowers.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'gul' (flower, rose) and '-bāz' (stem of bāzīdan, to play).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal imagery, it is used to liken bloody tears upon eyelashes or garments to blooming red roses.
Examples
Eyelashes rendered flower-decked by weeping drops of blood.
The dawn breeze made the entire rose-garden bloom.
Synonyms
गुल-फ़िशाँगुल-रंगशगुफ़्ता
Related Words
गुलबाज़मिज़्गाँक़तरा-ए-ख़ूँ