पए-ख़ामा

Meaning

For the pen; to serve as a reed-pen or brush.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional phrase meaning 'for the pen' or 'for the sake of the reed-pen'. In this couplet, it indicates what is needed to serve as the brush or pen of Mani (the archetypal Persian painter) to depict the disgraceful sight of the beloved with the rival. The poet ironically asserts that Mani's brush requires the ugly claw of a peacock to depict such an unseemly scene.

Etymology

Persian: 'pa-e' (in quest of, for) + 'khaama' (reed-pen, brush).

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it appears in high Persianized registers to denote the instrument or purpose of writing and painting.

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