Meaning of
madhosh
मदहोश • مدہوش
English
intoxicated; entranced
Hindi
मत्त; मोहित
Urdu
مدہوش; مسحور
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
Madhosh captures the state of being overwhelmed by emotion or sensation, often likened to intoxication. In poetry, it evokes the image of a soul lost in the rapture of love or beauty, where reality blurs into a dream.
Poetic Usage
Poets use Madhosh to convey the ecstasy of love, the overwhelming beauty of nature, or the trance-like state of spiritual awakening. It contrasts with sobriety and clarity.
Closing Insight
Madhosh invites us to surrender to the sublime, where the heart finds its true rhythm in the dance of dreams.