Word Meaning
मीज़ाब
meezab
Meaning
A waterspout, roof gutter, or drainpipe for discharging rainwater.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'meezaab' refers to a spout or roof gutter through which collected water forcefully pours out. In Ghalib's verse, the weeping eye is personified as the official drainage spout of the garden, highlighting relentless tears. It serves as an exaggerated metaphor for perpetual, heavy weeping that sustains the blossoms of the garden.
Etymology
Arabic مِيزَاب (mīzāb), an architectural term denoting an outlet, gutter, or waterspout.
Usage
In ghazals, it is conventionally evoked either literally as a rainspout or metaphorically for eyes that ceaselessly shed streams of tears.
Examples
A continuous flow poured from the waterspout of my eyes.
The waterspout of mercy opened upon the desolate land.