Meaning of
khaalipan
ख़ालीपन • خالی پن
English
emptiness; void; vacancy
Hindi
खालीपन; शून्यता; रिक्तता
Urdu
خالی پن; خلا; ویرانی
Origin
Unknown
Ash'aar
kamzori buniyaadon ki akshar hi ghaatak hoti hai
dil ke rishte khaali-pan se akshar hi mar jaate hain
0
sab se pahle dil ke khaali-pan ko bharna
paisa saari umr kamaaya ja saka hai
36
khaamoshi bechaini yaaden teri meraa khaalipan
kitna kuchh hai kamre men tere aur mere siva
14
khaalipan men kaam hamaara fikr tumhaari zikr tumhaara
guzra waqt isee men saara fikr tumhaari zikr tumhaara
ghalib ne kya khoob kaha tha ishq nikamma kar daalega
is dhundhe men sirf khasaara fikr tumhaari zikr tumhaara
7
ab isse behtar kaise samjhaata main khaali-pan use
maine use khat bheja aur khat men likha kuchh bhi nahin
3
phir ek roz khula dil ka khaali-pan hampe
laga ki itni burii shay na thii udaasi bhi
3
tum lehraati saagar si main khaalipan ka maara hooñ
tum kaamyaab shahri ladki main galiyon ka aawaara hooñ
2
khaalipan ke saare lamhe ik se hain
haath ghadi ham dekhen ya deewaar ghadi
1
rishton men khaalipan sa aa jaata hai
baatein karte rahna bhi majboori hai
1
vahii manzar ki baashinda kabhi ghar ja nahin paaya
lage khaali magar ghar men bhara bhandaar khaalipan
0
kamzori buniyaadon ki akshar hi ghaatak hoti hai
dil ke rishte khaali-pan se akshar hi mar jaate hain
0
sab se pahle dil ke khaali-pan ko bharna
paisa saari umr kamaaya ja saka hai
36
Nuance
The word captures the essence of absence and the haunting silence it brings. In poetry, it often symbolizes the emotional void left by loss or longing.
Poetic Usage
Poets use it to convey the depth of loneliness or the ache of unfulfilled desires. It contrasts with fullness, highlighting the starkness of absence.
Closing Insight
Khaalipan embodies the silent echoes of what once was, and what could have been.