Word Meaning
गुल-रू
gul-rū
Meaning
Rose-faced; having a rosy countenance; a beautiful, flower-faced beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'gul-rū' describes a beloved whose countenance possesses the freshness, color, and delicate beauty of a rose. In this couplet, it serves as an epithet for the beloved whose cold indifference ('sard-mehri') causes such a metaphorical chill that even the vernal cloud has to drape itself in a shawl. The phrase emphasizes the recurring poetic paradox between the beloved's blooming, delicate beauty and an aloof, chilling temperament.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'gul' (rose/flower) and 'rū' (face/complexion).
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal as an idealized poetic epithet celebrating the radiant, blooming visage of the beloved.
Examples
The garden faded in sorrow without the presence of the rose-faced beloved.
A single glance from that rose-faced one brought spring to the desolate heart.