Word Meaning
वास्ता
waasta
Meaning
Connection, bond, relation, medium, or concern.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'waasta' denotes a link, relationship, intermediate cause, or plea of connection. In this couplet, it implies an underlying reason or profound causal link behind the poet's bewildered wandering (sar-gashtagi), tied intimately to cosmic love. It suggests that this existential restlessness is not purposeless but bonded to the vast expanse of love filling the sky.
Etymology
Arabic 'wāsiṭah' (واسطة), from the root w-s-ṭ, meaning middle, medium, or intermediary link.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to express emotional ties, causal linkages, or in solemn entreaties invoking God or sacred love.
Examples
What concern do the free-spirited have with worldly chains?
Pleading by the bond of love, they made me stay.