Word Meaning
मिज़्गाँ
mizgaan
hinoun
Meaning
Eyelashes, especially seen as piercing arrows in poetic imagery.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'mizgaan' refers to eyelashes, traditionally metaphorized as sharp arrows, daggers, or an army poised for slaughter. In this couplet, 'saf-e-mizgaan' depicts the row of the beloved's eyelashes as an array of armed soldiers, emphasizing the paradox of the lover's fragile heart foolishly daring to confront them.
Etymology
Persian (مژگان / mizhgān, plural of مژه / mizha, meaning eyelash).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, the beloved's eyelashes are regularly conventionalized as lethal weapons or rows of bayonets targeting the helpless lover.
Examples
Saf-e-mizgaan se bacha na koi
Teer-e-mizgaan ka nishaana dil bana
Synonyms
पलकेंबरौनीमिज़ह
Related Words
चश्मअब्रूतीर-ए-मिज़्गाँसफ़-ए-मिज़्गाँ