Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Chashm-e-Mast

चश्म-ए-मस्त
said chashm-e-mast
Meaning

The intoxicated eye; the languorous, wine-drowsed eye of the beloved.

Literally: drunken eye

Usage & notes

The chashm-e-mast is the heavy-lidded, intoxicating eye that makes the beholder drunk without wine; one of the most potent figures of the beloved's gaze.