बिखरी

Meaning

Scattered, dispersed, or disheveled (feminine past participle or adjective).

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu and Hindi poetry, this term conveys the state of something being scattered, disordered, or untamed. In this couplet, it specifically describes the beloved's dark tresses lying spread across their radiant face. That visual juxtaposition of dark hair and luminous skin poetically explains the mythical genesis of night and day.

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit विकीर्ण (vikīrṇa, scattered/dispersed) through Prakrit into Hindustani बिखरना (bikharnā).

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it is predominantly paired with 'zulf' (tresses) to depict enchanting beauty, emotional turmoil, or wandering passion.

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