Word Meaning
परी-ज़ादों
pari-zadon
hinoun
Meaning
Fairy-born beings; exceptionally beautiful beloveds.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'pari-zad' literally means born of a fairy and denotes someone endowed with ethereal, otherworldly beauty. In this couplet by Ghalib, it refers to earthly beloveds whose aloofness and torment the lover endures, playfully imagining taking revenge on them if God transforms them into houris in paradise.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'parī' (fairy) and 'zād' (born of, from zādan, to be born).
Usage
Commonly invoked in the ghazal to flatter the beloved's celestial beauty while implicitly lamenting their unattainable and elusive nature.
Examples
The playful coquetry of those fairy-born beings
Enamored by the grace of a fairy-born beloved
Synonyms
हसीनमाहरूदिलरुबा
Related Words
परीहूरपरी-रुख़परी-चेहरा