Persian · noun · Being & Non-Being

Gosha-nasheen

गोशा-नशीं

said go-sha-na-SHEEN

also written: Gosha-nashin

Meaning

One who sits in a corner; a recluse who withdraws from society into solitude.

Literally: corner-sitter

How Iqbal uses it

The retired ascetic or world-weary lover who turns from the crowd; the corner becomes a sanctuary of contemplation and a refuge from the world's tumult.

See it in the verse

Gosha-nasheen in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin is khuli faza mein koi gosha-e-faraghat
Ye jahan ajab jahan hai na qafas na aashiyana

In this open expanse there is no corner of idle rest; this is a strange world, neither a cage nor a nest.

Action · Freedom · Restlessness

Related words

PERSIAN

Gosha

A corner, nook, or secluded recess.

ARABIC

Khalwat

Spiritual seclusion, the solitary retreat of the seeker for prayer and contemplation.

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