Word Meaning
गुल्सितान
gulistān
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
A rose garden, flower garden, or blooming meadow.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a rose garden or flowerbed, it frequently symbolizes youth, beauty, or worldly life in Persian and Urdu poetry. In Mir's couplet, it serves as an ironic metaphor for the wounded, scarred heart (jigar) or the worldly sphere, from which lovers gathered afflictions as if picking flowers.
Etymology
Persian: composed of 'gul' (rose, flower) + suffix '-istān' (place of, land).
Usage
A primary symbol in the ghazal tradition of flourishing life and love, routinely set in contrast with autumn (khizān) or the wilderness (biyābān).
Examples
When spring arrived in the rose garden, every branch blossomed.
Your presence transformed this barren waste into a flowering garden.
Synonyms
गुलज़ारचमनबोस्तानबाग़
Related Words
गुलबहारख़िज़ाँअंदलीब