Word Meaning
हिज्रान
hijrān
hinoun
Meaning
Separation, estrangement, or the painful absence of the beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'hijran' signifies prolonged separation and the profound sorrow it inflicts upon the lover. In this couplet, it embodies the mounting trials and harshness of parting, making the speaker despair over what their ultimate fate will be.
Etymology
Arabic root h-j-r (to abandon, forsake, depart).
Usage
It is a quintessential ghazal trope used as the bitter counterpart to 'vasl' (union).
Examples
the dark nights of hijran
burning in the fire of hijran
Synonyms
जुदाईफ़िराक़वियोगफ़ुर्क़त
Related Words
हिज्रमुहाजिरफ़ुर्क़तवस्ल