Meaning of
mad-hosh
मद-होश • مدہوش
English
intoxicated; enraptured; dazed
Hindi
मत्त; मोहित; स्तब्ध
Urdu
مدہوش; محو; حیران
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
bikhra pada hooñ mujhe aagosh men na kar
madhosh hooñ rahne de tu hosh men na kar
1
KHuda mujh...ko bachaaye ab sanam tumhaari aankhoñ se
farishte bhi hue madhosh to ham aadmi kya hain
23
jab se munh ko lag gaii akhtar mohabbat kii sharaab
be-piye aathon pahar madhosh rahna aa gaya
22
khu
dii men kyuuñ sanam madhosh rahtii ho
suna hai tum bahut KHaamosh rahtii ho
4
baad-e-saba guzri abhii paighaam unka de gaii
khushboo mohabbat kii udhar madhoshiyaan faila rahi
3
bas tere naam ka karta hooñ main kasrat se vrid
siva nuksaan ke is aml men kya rakha hai
bin pi.e rahte hain madhoshi ke aalam men ham
Vaaqaii dost muhabbat men mazaa rakha hai
2
tere tirchi nazar se dekhne ke hi sabab main to
sadaa behosh bas din raat main madhosh rehta hooñ
2
baazuon ko gair ki madhosh kar
sharm to aati nahin hogii tumhein
1
madhosh hai koi to koi be shooor hai
har dil pe subho shaam ye kaisa suroor hai
1
waiz bhi ik nigah se madhosh ho gaye
saada dili ka aapki aisa nasha hua
1
bikhra pada hooñ mujhe aagosh men na kar
madhosh hooñ rahne de tu hosh men na kar
1
KHuda mujh...ko bachaaye ab sanam tumhaari aankhoñ se
farishte bhi hue madhosh to ham aadmi kya hain
23
Nuance
Mad-hosh conveys a state of being overwhelmed by emotions or sensations, often to the point of losing awareness of one's surroundings. In poetry, it evokes the blissful surrender to love, beauty, or the divine, where the self is lost in a euphoric trance.
Poetic Usage
Poets often use 'mad-hosh' to describe the ecstatic state of a lover, the mesmerizing effect of nature, or the spiritual intoxication of mystical experiences.
Closing Insight
Mad-hosh captures the soul's journey beyond the mundane, into realms of pure emotion and transcendence.