Word Meaning
ज़र्द-रू
zard-ru
hiadjective
Meaning
Pale-faced, sickly yellow, pallid or wan in appearance.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'yellow-faced', it describes someone or something displaying a pale, sickly, or drained visage due to illness, exhaustion, or grief. In this couplet, it describes the waning dawn moon, whose faded yellow gleam reflects weariness and quiet desolation. Classical poetics often pairs this quality with lovers worn down by separation.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'zard' (yellow) + 'ru' (face).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'zard-ru' commonly portrays the emaciated lover whose pallor betrays the secret pain of love or impending decline.
Examples
The pale-faced moon sank slowly into the horizon.
Grief left the longing lover wan and pale-faced.
Synonyms
पीला-चेहराअफ़्सुर्दाबे-रंग
Related Words
ज़र्दरूए-ज़र्दज़र्दी