Word Meaning
ख़्वेश
khwesh
Meaning
Self, oneself; one's own being; also a relative or kinsman.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'khwesh' primarily denotes 'self' or 'oneself', and secondarily a relative. In the couplet's Persian phrase 'az khwesh raftagan' (those who have stepped out of themselves), it signifies one's own ego or conscious state. It portrays the intoxicated or enlightened mystics who have abandoned worldly selfhood.
Etymology
Persian 'خویش' (khwēsh), from Middle Persian 'xwēš', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe- (self, one's own).
Usage
Commonly used in mystical ghazals either as a reflexive pronoun referring to the self or contrastively paired with 'begana' (stranger).
Examples
Az khwesh rafta (beside oneself, lost in ecstasy)
Khwesh-o-begana (friend and stranger, own and alien)