Word Meaning
शीशे
sheeshe
Meaning
Wine flasks, decanters, or drinking glasses made of glass.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetics, 'sheeshe' typically denotes glass wine decanters, flagons, or cups. In this couplet by Ghalib, it portrays wine flasks wildly leaping from the sheer bubbling ferocity of the wine, transforming each corner of the gathering into an acrobat balancing vessels. It captures an atmosphere of intense tavern revelry and ecstatic intoxication.
Etymology
From Persian 'shīsha' (شیشہ), meaning glass, bottle, mirror, or flask.
Usage
In classical ghazal tradition, 'sheesha' is frequently used as a metaphor for either the fragile human heart or the sacred wine vessel of spiritual delight.
Examples
The flasks dance wildly in the tavern's glow.
Fragile as glass, the wounded heart takes fright.