दीदा-दराई

Meaning

Brazen staring, shameless gaze, or impudent effrontery.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'deeda-darai' refers to an insolent, wide-eyed stare or brazen gaze without bashfulness. In this couplet, it personifies the vast night sky, which relentlessly and shamelessly fixes its wide, staring gaze upon the earth all night long while the stars flicker and wink.

Etymology

Persian compound of 'dīda' (eye) and 'darā'ī' (impudence/tearing, derived from the root darīdan).

Usage

It is often used in the ghazal to portray brazen insolence, shameless gazing by rivals, or the fixed, unblinking surveillance of the heavens.

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