वुसअ'त

Meaning

Vastness, expanse, amplitude, or spaciousness.

Detailed Meaning

This noun denotes spaciousness, vast expanse, or capacity. In this couplet, it refers to the boundless breadth of the desert ('wus'at-e-sahra') which is metaphorically ensnared by the intense particle-cloud of longing. It contrasts the physical confinement of space with the sheer, unlimited scale of desire.

Etymology

Arabic (from root w-s-ʿ, meaning to be ample, spacious, or vast).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it is often paired antithetically with 'tangi' (narrowness or constriction) to measure the scope of the heart or universe.

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