Word Meaning
वहशत-ख़िरामी-हा
wahshat-khirāmī-hā
Meaning
Wild strides or frenzied strolls of madness
Detailed Meaning
A Persianate compound formed by compounding 'wahshat' (frenzy, wilderness) with 'khirāmī' (graceful or deliberate walking), made plural by the Persian suffix '-hā'. In Urdu poetic idiom, it denotes the restless, wandering gait driven by madness or an overwhelming passion. In this couplet, it evokes the unrestrained and erratic movements of Laila, free to wander because Majnun's ruined, doorless domain presents no obstacle.
Etymology
Arabic 'wahshat' (wildness, solitude) + Persian 'kharāmī' (from kharāmīdan, to strut or walk gracefully) + Persian plural suffix '-hā'.
Usage
Found exclusively in high-register, Persianized Urdu ghazal (such as Ghalib's) to convey the contradictory blend of frenzy and graceful movement.
Examples
the unrestrained wildness of her strides
frenzied pacing across the wasteland