ज़ुल्फ़ें

Meaning

Locks of hair; curls or tresses of the beloved.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'zulfen' refers to the long, dark tresses or ringlets of the beloved. In this couplet, it evokes both the act of dressing the hair and the symbolic onset of night, signifying entanglement and delay in the lover's sorrowful separation.

Etymology

From Persian 'zulf' (زلف), meaning curl, ringlet, or lock of hair.

Usage

A quintessential ghazal trope used to symbolize darkness, ensnarement, and the hypnotic melancholy of longing.

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