Meaning of
dahleez
दहलीज़ • دہلیز
English
threshold; doorstep; brink
Hindi
दहलीज़; चौखट; कगार
Urdu
دہلیز; چوکھٹ; کنارے
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
kuchh hota yuñ dahleez kii main khaak hoti
to roz tere pair chhoo kar paak hoti
1
ham use aankhoñ ki dahleez na chadhne dete
neend aati na agar KHvaab tumhaare lekar
ek din usne mujhe paak nazar se chooma
umr bhar chalna pada mujh...ko sahaare lekar
39
jis din mirii jabeen kisi dahleez par jhukeus din KHuda shigaaf mire sar men daal de
29
chahte ho agar rishta kaayam rahe
akl dahleez par rakh ke aaya karo
26
bheegi hui ik shaam kii dahleez pe baithe
ham dil ke sulagne ka sabab soch rahe hain
19
kisi dahleez par kabhi kahaan thehra
usii ke vaaste yahaañ vahaañ thehra
mohabbat ki khuloos yaar se maangi
daga karti gaii jahaan jahaan thehra
13
mujhe is vaqt ye saaya hua hai
koi dahleez pe aaya hua hai
4
ham to jaakar dahleezon par baithe hain
jab dekha hai darwaazon par taale hain
3
hind ki dahleez par paida hui urdu zabaan
hai zabaanen aur bhi par ishq ki urdu zabaan
kuchh adab ka kuchh hunar ka kuchh sukoon ka zaika
lab pe aa.e to lage hai chaashni urdu zabaan
2
pahle dar kii dahleez paar karna
phir saagar kii dahleez paar karna
2
kuchh hota yuñ dahleez kii main khaak hoti
to roz tere pair chhoo kar paak hoti
1
ham use aankhoñ ki dahleez na chadhne dete
neend aati na agar KHvaab tumhaare lekar
ek din usne mujhe paak nazar se chooma
umr bhar chalna pada mujh...ko sahaare lekar
39
Nuance
The word 'dahleez' evokes the image of a boundary, a line that separates the known from the unknown. In poetry, it often symbolizes the transition between two states of being, a moment of pause before a significant change.
Poetic Usage
Poets use 'dahleez' to explore themes of transition and transformation. It can represent the boundary between life and death, innocence and experience, or love and loss.
Closing Insight
Dahleez is a word of quiet power, marking the silent moments before a leap into the unknown.