इत्तिहाद

Meaning

Unity, concord, harmony, or alliance.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'ittihaad' signifies closeness, concord, or union between two souls or groups. In this couplet, it represents the beloved's verbal claim of mutual harmony and emotional oneness, which the lover questions until backed by genuine trust (aitimaad).

Etymology

Arabic (إِتِّحَاد), verbal noun from the root w-ḥ-d (to be one).

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it appears both as personal emotional harmony between lovers and in socio-philosophical reflections on community and oneness.

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