Word Meaning
सर्व-क़द
sarv-qad
Meaning
Tall and erect like a cypress tree; graceful-statured (describing the beloved).
Detailed Meaning
A classical poetic compound describing a beloved whose tall, slender, and upright posture resembles the evergreen cypress tree. In this couplet, the beloved's graceful stature and majestic walk induce such envy and longing that the garden dust cries out like a turtledove. It signifies ideal physical elegance and unbending poise.
Etymology
Compound of Persian 'sarv' (cypress) and Arabic 'qadd' (stature, height).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, the cypress (sarv) is the ultimate botanical motif for physical elegance, frequently paired with 'qadd' to evoke the beloved's upright and proud grace.
Examples
The sight of that cypress-statured beloved stole all composure.
Every tree in the garden bowed before that cypress-stature.