बर-लब

Meaning

On the lip or brim; at the verge.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning 'on the lip' or 'at the brim', it describes something placed directly at the mouth or the rim of a vessel. In this couplet, it describes the foam gathering right at the brim of the wine cup ('kaf bar-lab'), appearing as an impatient demand to be consumed. Figuratively in classical verse, it also refers to a dying breath poised at the lips.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'bar' (on, upon) + 'lab' (lip, edge, brim).

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, it is standardly used to convey vessels filled to the brim or life lingering at the threshold of death.

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