Word Meaning
पैरहनिस्ताँ
pairhanistaan
Meaning
A realm or garden of garments; an abode of fragrant robes.
Detailed Meaning
A creative compound coined by Ghalib combining 'pairahan' (garment) and the suffix '-istan' (place or land of abundance). In this couplet, it metaphorically signifies a blooming flower garden full of colorful petals, echoing the fragrant shirt of Yusuf that restored Jacob's eyesight. The poet laments that the harsh cold of winter has devastated this fragrant expanse of blossoms.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'pairahan' (robe, garment, shirt) and the locative suffix '-istān' (abode, place of).
Usage
An extremely rare poetic coinage used by Ghalib to imaginatively expand the Quranic metaphor of Joseph's healing shirt to an entire garden of blossoms.
Examples
The chilling autumn wind destroyed the garment-garden of the rose.
Her blooming presence transformed the barren garden into a garment-garden.