Word Meaning
सीना
seena
hinoun
Meaning
Chest, breast, or heart; the figurative seat of passion and suffering.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetry, 'seena' denotes the anatomical chest as well as the metaphysical seat of emotional endurance, pain, and yearning. In this couplet, it refers to the lover's perforated chest, pierced so deeply by the beloved's piercing gaze that sighs escape it like a draft through a slit in a door.
Etymology
Persian (سینه / sīna)
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'seena' is constantly offered as the primary target for the beloved's arrows, symbolizing steadfast fidelity through visible wounds and burning scars.
Examples
seena-e-fighaar (wounded breast)
chaak-e-seena (torn chest)
Synonyms
छातीवक्षस्थलसद्र
Related Words
दिलजिगरछातीवक्ष