Word Meaning
बुलबुलें
bulbuleñ
hinoun, feminine plural
Meaning
Nightingales; songbirds traditionally symbolizing passionate, suffering lovers in classical poetry.
Detailed Meaning
Plural form of 'bulbul' (the nightingale), an essential trope in Urdu and Persian poetry signifying the devoted and lamenting lover. In this couplet, the nightingales lament the arrival of autumn (paiz) and pine for a color or existence escaping the ruined state of the garden.
Etymology
Persian 'bulbul' (بلبل), historically shared with Arabic, onomatopoeic in origin representing bird song.
Usage
In ghazal tradition, the bulbul serves as the quintessential archetype of the devoted lover suffering separation and pining for the rose.
Examples
The nightingales wept as the rose garden withered.
Laments of the nightingales echoed through autumn.
Synonyms
अंदलीबेंहज़ार-दास्ताँताइर
Related Words
बुलबुलगुलचमनसैयाद