Word Meaning
जिंस-कुलालों
jins-kulāloñ
Meaning
Goods or articles pawned at wine-sellers' taverns for drink
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, this expression refers to personal possessions and belongings pledged with the vintner or tavern-keeper as collateral for wine. In this couplet, it highlights the irony that even the pious preacher's prayer-mat and cloak have ended up pawned at the tavern alongside all manner of worldly goods.
Etymology
Arabic 'jins' (category, goods, wares) combined with Indo-Aryan/Persianized 'kulāl' (potter, wine-merchant/tavern-keeper).
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal to expose the hidden vices and hypocrisy of the preacher (wā'iz) by revealing his holy garments pawned at the vintner's shop.
Examples
goods pledged at the vintner's tavern
bartered possessions held by wine-sellers