Word Meaning
सियाहकारों
siyah-kaaron
hinoun, plural (oblique)
Meaning
Sinners, wrongdoers, or those laden with black deeds (plural oblique).
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'those who do black deeds', the term refers to sinners whose moral ledger is stained. In this verse, it creates an exquisite pun on the literal blackness of the beloved's tresses and the dark record of transgressions demanded on Judgment Day.
Etymology
Persian 'siyah' (black) + 'kar' (doer/maker), with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix '-on'.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it is frequently employed to evoke wordplay between spiritual culpability and physical darkness such as hair or night.
Examples
The sinners stand ashamed of their dark deeds.
Even the wrongdoers hold hope for divine clemency.
Synonyms
गुनाहगारोंबदकारोंपापियों
Related Words
सियाहकारसियाहीनामा-ए-आमालमहशर