सद-ग़ज़ालाँ

Meaning

A hundred gazelles or doe-eyed beauties; countless deer.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound formed by 'sad' (hundred) and 'ġhazālāñ' (plural of ġhazāl, meaning gazelles). In classical poetry, gazelles represent swiftness, grace, and particularly captivating, wide, timid eyes. In this couplet, 'chashm-e-sad-ġhazālāñ' refers to the eyes of a hundred deer, signifying overwhelming grace or beauty being trampled beneath the beloved's feet.

Etymology

Persian: 'sad' (hundred) + Arabic origin 'ġhazāl' (gazelle/deer) with Persian plural suffix '-āñ'.

Usage

Commonly used in classical ghazal as an izafat construction with 'chashm' or 'ram' to depict extreme beauty, charm, or timid flight.

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