Word Meaning
गेसूवान
Gaisuvān
Meaning
Tresses, curls, or locks of hair (plural form).
Detailed Meaning
It is the Persian plural of 'gesu', referring to the tresses or flowing locks of the beloved. In the couplet, it combines with 'dirham' (entangled, disheveled) to describe chaotic curls that induce confusion or turmoil in the lover's temperament. The poet employs wordplay on 'darhami' (confusion/trouble) and the disheveled locks.
Etymology
Persian: plural of 'gēsū' (tress, ringlet) formed with the plural suffix '-ān'.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, the plural 'gaisuvaan' evokes the captivating, tangled beauty of the beloved's hair that enchants and troubles the lover's heart.
Examples
Pareshaan the gaisuvaan unke (His/her tresses were disheveled)
Hawa se bikharte gaisuvaan (Tresses scattering in the wind)