Word Meaning
पोस्त
post
hinoun
Meaning
Skin, hide, crust, or bark; bodily outer layer.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'post' denotes skin, hide, or an outer layer. In the idiom 'ustukhwan-o-post' (bones and skin), it signifies extreme emaciation brought about by passion, illness, or separation. In the cited couplet, it represents the lover's withered corporal remnants that even extreme cruelty or passion could not leave intact.
Etymology
Persian 'post' (پوست), meaning skin, hide, or bark.
Usage
Frequently compounded as 'ustukhwan-o-post' (bones and skin) in classical ghazals to depict the physical destruction of the lover.
Examples
Reduced to merely bones and skin in separation.
The outer rind of life was stripped away.
Synonyms
खालचमड़ात्वचा
Related Words
उस्तुख़्वानतस्माजिल्दतन