Meaning of
dar-o-deewar
दर-ओ-दीवार • در و دیوار
English
doors and walls; home; shelter
Hindi
दरवाज़े और दीवारें; घर; आश्रय
Urdu
دروازے اور دیواریں; گھر; پناہ
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
dik na jaa.e use mirii haalat
dar-o-deewar paat leta hooñ
waqt katata nahin mira jis din
haath kii nas hi kaat leta hooñ
1
dar-o-deewar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
KHush raho ahl-e-watan ham to safar karte hain
15
dar-o-deewar se roshan nahin hota makaan koi
jahaan khushiyaan nahin hoti vo ghar bhi ghar nahin hota
8
fitrat agar ho kaanch si dar-o-deewar ki
parde hawa se kab talak izzat bachaayenge
5
dar-o-deewar thaam lete hain
log jab teraa naam lete hain
pahle aañkhen tiri muyassar theen
ab nahin hain so jaam lete hain
3
mahboob ko nazaron ke dariche men bitha kar
karte raho raushan dar-o-deewar ghazal ke
2
har ik soo hain dar-o-deewar lekin
mu'yassar hai nahin ghar-baar lekin
2
vaqt har vaqt kahaan ek sa rah paata hai
maazi jaata hai to phir haal badal jaata hai
din maheene dar-o-deewar vahii rahte hain
bas calendar hai jo har saal badal jaata hai
2
zameen se aasmaañ tak noor teraa hi nazar aaya
tujhe jab chaand ne dekha zameen par vo utar aaya
khile hain phool ke jaise dar-o-deewar sab ghar ke
KHushi hai raunqen hain aaj meraa yaar ghar aaya
2
vo hi chehra vo hi aañkhen vo hi dast-o-baazu
dar-o-deewar na badli na hi vo ghar meraa
1
dik na jaa.e use mirii haalat
dar-o-deewar paat leta hooñ
waqt katata nahin mira jis din
haath kii nas hi kaat leta hooñ
1
dar-o-deewar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
KHush raho ahl-e-watan ham to safar karte hain
15
Nuance
Dar-o-deewar conjures the image of a home, a place of safety and belonging. It represents the physical boundaries that protect and enclose, but also the emotional spaces where memories and relationships are built. In poetry, it often symbolizes both security and confinement.
Poetic Usage
Poets use dar-o-deewar to explore themes of home, belonging, and the dual nature of safety and restriction. It can evoke nostalgia, longing for a place of comfort, or the desire to break free from constraints.
Closing Insight
Dar-o-deewar stands as a testament to the spaces we inhabit, both physically and emotionally.