Word Meaning
दीवानगी
dīvānagī
Meaning
Madness, frenzy, insanity, or passionate obsession arising from profound love.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'deevangi' signifies the ecstatic madness and divine obsession induced by intense love. In Mir's couplet, it describes an unrestrained frenzy and state of abandonment so intense that it even rivals the legendary desert madness of Majnun. It portrays a state where worldly shame and rational faculties are completely dissolved in love.
Etymology
Persian: from 'dīvāna' (mad, demon-possessed; from 'dīv' meaning demon/spirit) + abstract noun suffix '-gī'.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'deevangi' is prized as the noblest state of devotion, elevated far above worldly reason and intellect.
Examples
In the madness of passion, torn was the lover's collar.
The desert became a sanctuary for my unrestrained frenzy.