हवाले

Meaning

Entrusted to, handed over, or placed in someone's custody.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetry, 'hawaale' (the oblique form of 'hawaala') implies entrustment, charge, or transfer of custody. In this couplet, it describes the desperate act of entrusting the lover's letters (maqtoob) to varied messengers such as the pale courier, the dawn breeze, and the carrier pigeon. It conveys the relentless and frantic pursuit of making contact with the beloved.

Etymology

Arabic root ḥ-w-l (ح و ل), through the verbal noun ḥawālah, meaning transfer, conveyance, or consignment.

Usage

Commonly used in ghazal poetry within the compound verb 'hawaale karna' to express romantic surrender, devotion, or resignation to fate.

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