Meaning
A gazelle; a young deer.
How Iqbal uses it
The ghazal (the verse-form) is named from the gazelle's cry, and the ghazaal's dark eyes and graceful flight make it the classic figure of the beloved and of the elusive object of desire that Iqbal inherits from the tradition.
See it in the verse
Ghazaal in Iqbal’s couplets
Main shakh-e-taak hun meri ghazal hai mera samar
Mire samar se mai-e-laala-faam paida kar
Mire samar se mai-e-laala-faam paida kar
I am the vine-branch; my ghazal is my fruit — from my fruit, press out the rose-red wine.
Aspiration · Action · Youth
Main shakh-e-tak hun meri ghazal hai mera samar
Mere samar se mai-e-lala-fam paida kar
Mere samar se mai-e-lala-fam paida kar
I am a branch of the vine, my song is my fruit; from that fruit press out the tulip-red wine.
Action · Aspiration · Youth