पर-फ़िशानी

Meaning

Flapping or fluttering of wings; restless flight; agitation.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning the scattering or beating of wings, the term symbolizes the restless struggle to take flight or escape captivity. In this couplet, 'hawa-e-par-fishani' denotes the intense desire to flap one's wings, an ambition that acts like lightning reducing the heart's harvest to ashes. It conveys a poignant paradox of fatal restless energy.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'par' (wing/feather) and 'fishānī' (from 'fishāndan', to scatter or flutter).

Usage

Commonly invoked in the ghazal to evoke the plight of a caged bird or a moth consumed by flame.

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