Meaning of
nidhaal
निढ़ाल • نڈھال
English
exhausted; weary; drained
Hindi
थका हुआ; कमजोर; निढाल
Urdu
تھکا ہوا; کمزور; نڈھال
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
sitaaron jaisa hai jalwa tumhaara
hamaare dil pe hai kabza tumhaara
saba bhi poochhti hai kaun aaya
mahakta hai badan aisa tumhaara
idhar aayi ye dilkash titliyan bhi
chaman ke jaisa hai chehra tumhaara
KHushi dekho bahut hai jugnoo'on men
banaa hai agar ka saaya tumhaara
sanwar jaa.e hamaari zindagi bhi
agar ham se ho yah rishta tumhaara
1
vafaa ka zor agar baazuon men aa jaaye
charaaghhh udta hua jugnuon men aa jaaye
khiraaje ishq kahii ja ke tab ada hogaa
hamaara KHoon agar aañsuon men aa jaaye
25
aaj utre hain holi men bawaal lekar vo
bas safed kurtee men rang laal lekar vo
gaal kar rahe the bas intizaar unka hi
milne aa ga.e khaabo men ghulaal lekar vo
21
abhii dil men phir ek KHvaahish ugi hai
nazar kahkashaan par hi aakar tiki hai
vo ik daur tha jugnuon se mukammal
lagii ab to bas chaand par tak-taki hai
13
poochne the kaii sawaal agar magar men rah ga.e
duniya ke kitne hi bawaal agar magar men rah ga.e
6
phir kisi ko aa raha yahaañ khayal ishq ka
koii kab se jee raha li.e malaal ishq ka
jal raha hai dil kahiin kahiin pe uth raha dhuaan
har taraf hi hai macha hua bawaal ishq ka
4
jugnuon ke vaaste suraj se jhagda mol le
ye himaqat bhi kisi suraj ke bas ki baat hai
4
jugnuon tum hi mujh...ko batlaao
raat kapde kahaan badalti hai
2
ghussa bhi kare lekin vo kamaal lagti hai
kaala jab pehanti hai vo bawaal lagti hai
meraa din usii ka hai meri raat bhi uski
khoobsurati kii KHud vo misaal lagti hai
2
in sajaavaton kii koii aarzoo nain
jugnuon se kehna battiyaan bujha den
2
sitaaron jaisa hai jalwa tumhaara
hamaare dil pe hai kabza tumhaara
saba bhi poochhti hai kaun aaya
mahakta hai badan aisa tumhaara
idhar aayi ye dilkash titliyan bhi
chaman ke jaisa hai chehra tumhaara
KHushi dekho bahut hai jugnoo'on men
banaa hai agar ka saaya tumhaara
sanwar jaa.e hamaari zindagi bhi
agar ham se ho yah rishta tumhaara
1
vafaa ka zor agar baazuon men aa jaaye
charaaghhh udta hua jugnuon men aa jaaye
khiraaje ishq kahii ja ke tab ada hogaa
hamaara KHoon agar aañsuon men aa jaaye
25
Nuance
The word 'nidhaal' conveys a profound sense of fatigue, where the body and spirit seem to surrender to weariness. In poetry, it captures the emotional and existential exhaustion that accompanies life's trials, often evoking a poignant sense of vulnerability.
Poetic Usage
Poets use 'nidhaal' to express the soul's surrender to overwhelming emotions. It can illustrate a lover's despair, the artist's creative fatigue, or the philosopher's existential crisis.
Closing Insight
In poetry, 'nidhaal' becomes a testament to the human condition, where weariness reveals the depths of our emotional landscape.