Meaning of
daraaz
दराज़ • دراز
English
long; extended; stretched
Hindi
लंबा; विस्तारित; खिंचा हुआ
Urdu
لمبا; پھیلا ہوا; کھنچا ہوا
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
dilchaspi mujh...ko kaise ho sur aur saaz men
uljha hua hooñ main tiri zulf e daraaz men
0
umr-e-daraaz maang ke laai thii chaar din
do aarzoo men kat ga.e do intizaar men
60
baagh-e-behisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diya tha kyun
kaar-e-jahaan daraaz hai ab mira intizaar kar
32
Ye na poochh kitna jiya hoon main ye na pooch kaise jiya hoon main
14
mar ke paaya shaheed ka rutba
meri is zindagi kii umr daraaz
10
lagega hosh kyon na ab mujhe azaab ki tarah
umr-daraaz bhi hue sanam sharaab ki tarah
2
zabaan kaatenge haq sunaane pe saahib-e-ikhtedaar to kya
lahu hamaara baghair bole zabaan daraazi kiya karega
2
main hi nahin khada hua umr-e-daraaz par
tum men bhi meri jaan nazaakat nahin rahi
1
dilchaspi mujh...ko kaise ho sur aur saaz men
uljha hua hooñ main tiri zulf e daraaz men
0
umr-e-daraaz maang ke laai thii chaar din
do aarzoo men kat ga.e do intizaar men
60
Nuance
Originally, 'daraaz' conveys the sense of something physically long or extended. In poetry, it often evokes the imagery of time stretching endlessly or emotions that linger.
Poetic Usage
Poets use 'daraaz' to describe the endlessness of longing or the vastness of the night. It can also suggest the slow passage of time.
Closing Insight
In its poetic essence, 'daraaz' captures the infinite stretches of time and emotion.