सरमस्तियाँ

Meaning

States of intoxication, ecstasy, or blissful rapture.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetics, 'sarmastiyan' denotes plural states of profound intoxication, blissful rapture, or spiritual ecstasy induced by wine or love. In this couplet, it evokes the lingering euphoria and intoxicating delight of the night's drinking, which inevitably fades with the dawn. The word underscores the fragile, transient nature of peak aesthetic and sensory pleasure.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'sar' (head) + 'mast' (drunk, intoxicated), formed with abstract suffix '-i' and plural marker '-aan'.

Usage

Frequently employed in ghazals to evoke either the sensory bliss of wine-drinking or the transcendent, ecstatic state of mystical love.

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