Word Meaning
वसीअ
vasī'
hiadjective
Meaning
Vast, wide, spacious, extensive, or broad.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'vasīʻ' conveys spatial breadth, vastness, or metaphorical capacity. In this couplet, it characterizes the poet's hem or lap ('dāman') as sufficiently wide and accommodating to receive God's overflowing rain of mercy.
Etymology
Arabic root و-س-ع (w-s-ʿ), pertaining to spaciousness, capacity, and expansiveness.
Usage
Frequently juxtaposed in the ghazal with 'tang' (narrow/constricted) to contrast generous divine abundance with the limited capacity of the mortal lover.
Examples
a vast realm of thought
the wide skirt of mercy
Synonyms
कुशादाफ़राख़विस्तृतचौड़ा
Related Words
वुसअततौसीअमुत्तसा