बुर्के

Meaning

veil or face-covering garment (oblique/inflected form)

Detailed Meaning

Refers to an outer covering or veil used to conceal the face and body. In this couplet, it represents the barrier veiling the beloved's radiant, moon-like countenance. The poet imagines that if this veil is lifted, the moonlike beauty will cause even the garden's roses to melt away in embarrassment.

Etymology

Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʿ), meaning a woman's face-veil or covering mantle.

Usage

In classical ghazals, the veil serves as an essential trope representing modesty, separation, and the tantalizing concealment of divine beauty.

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