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Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Khayal

ख़याल
said kha-YAAL
also written: Khyal,Khayaal,Khial
Meaning

A poetic idea, fancy or conceit — the imaginative thought a verse sets out to capture.

Literally: thought, imagination, fancy

See it in the verse

Khayal in Iqbal’s couplets

Hayat kya hai khayal o nazar ki majzubi
Khudi ki maut hai andesha-ha-e-guna-gun
What is life? The absorbed focus of thought and vision; and scattered, many-coloured doubts are the death of selfhood.
Selfhood · Action · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Mazmun

The theme, subject or conceit of a verse — the idea a poet sets out to express and adorn.

PERSIAN

Khayal-Bandi

The crafting of intricate, imaginative conceits and fanciful ideas in verse — a hallmark of the 'Indian style' of Persian poetry.

ARABIC

Maani

Meaning, inner significance — as opposed to outer form.

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