Word Meaning
नज़र-बंद
nazar-band
Meaning
Kept under surveillance, detained under house arrest, or closely confined.
Detailed Meaning
The compound 'nazar-band' literally signifies being bound within sight, typically denoting house arrest or detention under watchful guard. In this couplet, it metaphorically denotes restricting and restraining boundless, wandering poetic contemplation within the secluded caves of the moon. It evokes the transition from unrestrained celestial roaming to focused, quiet containment.
Etymology
Composite of Arabic 'naẓar' (sight, vision, eye) and Persian 'band' (bound, tied, from bastan).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it often metaphorically describes a lover captured by the beloved's glance or a heart detained in the prison of yearning.
Examples
held captive within the courtyard of solitude
confined by the enchantment of a single glance