Word Meaning
सियाह-ख़ाल
siyah-khal
Meaning
A black mole or beauty spot; someone possessing a black mole.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetics, 'siyah-khal' signifies a dark mole or beauty spot on the beloved's face, universally regarded as an irresistible mark of beauty. In this couplet, it represents the beloved's dark mole serving as a bandit's hideout (thang) from which the emerging down (khat) plunders the entire realm. It commonly serves as an emblem of ravishing charm that ruins lovers.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'siyāh' (black, dark) and 'khāl' (mole, beauty spot).
Usage
In classical ghazal, the beloved's black mole is a conventional metaphor for a fatal snare or a jewel of bewitching beauty.
Examples
A single black mole upon a radiant cheek.
The heart surrendered fully to that black mole.