Word Meaning
परीदा
parīda
hiadjective
Meaning
Flown, vanished, faded, or pale.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'flown' or 'taken flight', in Persian and Urdu poetry it most commonly denotes a pale, vanished, or faded complexion. In this couplet, 'rang-e-parida' personifies the lover's drained color as a courier dispatching silent misery, grouped alongside traditional messengers like the carrier pigeon and the morning breeze. It captures the physical embodiment of unrequited yearning.
Etymology
Persian: past participle of 'parīdan' (پریدن, to fly).
Usage
Conventionally compounded with 'rang' (رنگِ پریدہ) in classical ghazal to denote extreme grief, fear, or the pallor of love-sickness.
Examples
rang-e-parida (faded color or pale countenance)
parida-rang ashiq (a lover whose color has flown)
Synonyms
उड़ा हुआफीकाज़र्द
Related Words
परवाज़परीदनपर