Word Meaning
सेहर-बयाँ
sehr-bayāñ
Meaning
Enchantingly eloquent; possessing magical, spellbinding speech.
Detailed Meaning
A compound formed from 'sehr' (magic) and 'bayan' (speech or expression), referring to someone with spellbinding or captivating eloquence. In this couplet, it describes a poet whose recital of ghazals holds the listeners completely mesmerized, as if by sorcery. Such speech is classically associated with 'sehr-e-halal' (permissible or poetic magic).
Etymology
Arabic 'siḥr' (magic, sorcery) + Arabic 'bayān' (expression, eloquence), compounded in Persian and Urdu.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazals, it is frequently employed as an epithet to praise extraordinary rhetorical power or poetic mastery.
Examples
The enchanting eloquence of the poet left the assembly speechless.
His spellbinding speech turned simple words into pure magic.