Meaning of
hiraasat
हिरासत • دیکھوں
English
custody; detention
Hindi
हिरासत; बंदी
Urdu
حراست; قید
Origin
Arabic
Ash'aar
sitaaron ko bhi ik din aazmakar dekhoonga
meri manzil agar thokar hai kha kar dekhoonga
27
sochun to saari umr mohabbat men kat gaii
dekhooñ to ek shaKHs bhi meraa nahin hua
553
nahin dekhi hai shakal tak uski
KHvaab men kiski shakal dekhooñ main
68
aañkhen dekhooñ to nazar chehre se hat jaati hai
aisi aurat hai mukammal nahin dekhi jaati
55
main kaise maan luun ki ishq bas ik baar hota hai
tujhe jitni dafa dekhooñ mujhe har baar hota hai
tujhe paane ki hasrat aur dar na-kaamiyaabi ka
inheen do teen baaton se ye dil do chaar hota hai
49
shaam bhi ho gaii dhundla gaii aañkhen bhi mirii
bhoolne waale main kab tak tira rastaa dekhooñ
34
apni ruswaai tire naam ka charcha dekhooñ
ik zaraa she'r kahooñ aur main kya kya dekhooñ
32
theek thii unse mulaqaat magar theek hi thii
film itni nahin achchhii ki dobara dekhooñ
29
hazaaron qumqumon se jagmagataa hai ye ghar lekin
jo man men jhaank ke dekhooñ to ab bhi raushni kam hai
29
teraa likkha jo padhoon to teri awaaz sunoon
teri awaaz sunoon to teraa chehra dekhooñ
28
sitaaron ko bhi ik din aazmakar dekhoonga
meri manzil agar thokar hai kha kar dekhoonga
27
sochun to saari umr mohabbat men kat gaii
dekhooñ to ek shaKHs bhi meraa nahin hua
553
Nuance
The word 'hiraasat' evokes a sense of confinement, a state where freedom is curtailed. In poetry, it often symbolizes emotional or spiritual captivity, where the soul feels bound by unseen chains.
Poetic Usage
Poets use 'hiraasat' to explore themes of longing and restriction. It can depict the heart's imprisonment by unfulfilled desires or the mind's entrapment in societal norms.
Closing Insight
In the realm of poetry, 'hiraasat' becomes a metaphor for the unseen chains that bind the human spirit.