पाएमाल

Meaning

Trampled, crushed underfoot, ruined, or devastated.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'paemaal' denotes something crushed, ruined, or trodden underfoot. In the given couplet, it evokes the lover's utter devastation and subjection to the murderous, coquettish glance of the beloved, emphasizing a destruction worse even than the cruelty of the revolving heavens.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'pā' (foot) and 'māl' (from mālīdan, meaning to rub, crush, or trample).

Usage

Frequently used in the ghazal to express the helplessness of the lover trampled beneath the feet or cruel whims of fate and the beloved.

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