Word Meaning
मकानों
makaanon
Meaning
Houses, mansions, dwellings, or elevated stations/places (plural oblique).
Detailed Meaning
'मकानों' is the plural oblique form of 'मकान' (makaan), meaning houses, dwellings, or metaphysical realms. In this couplet, it refers poetically to the exalted spiritual stations of both the Divine Throne ('Arsh') and the human heart ('dil'). The poet emphasizes that both realms share an equally lofty status as divine abodes.
Etymology
Derived from Arabic 'makān' (مکان), meaning a place, dwelling, or station, from the root k-w-n (to be, exist).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'makaan' often contrasts with 'la-makaan' (the placeless realm of the Divine) or denotes an exalted spiritual station.
Examples
Wandering through the desolate dwellings of longing.
The divine light shines upon those elevated abodes.