Word Meaning
दिवाने
deewane
Meaning
Madman, one crazed by love, or an enraptured admirer.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, this refers to a lover driven to madness or ecstatic obsession by passion. In this couplet by Mir, it specifically denotes the lover who is utterly infatuated merely by catching sight of the beloved. The term highlights a sacred state of romantic affliction that defies worldly treatment.
Etymology
Persian 'dīvāna' (دیوانہ), derived from 'dīv' (demon/giant), originally meaning possessed by a demon, hence lunatic or mad.
Usage
A quintessential trope of the Urdu ghazal, denoting the ideal lover who willingly abandons social sanity for sublime spiritual and romantic devotion.
Examples
The madman of your love wanders in desolation.
Wisdom has no cure for one enraptured by beauty.