Persian · phrase · Love & Longing

Hasrat-e-deedaar

हसरत-ए-दीदार
also written: Hasrat-e-didar
Meaning

The unfulfilled longing to behold the beloved.

Literally: the yearning for the sight/vision

Usage & notes

The ache to see the beloved's face; raised by Iqbal toward the mystic's craving for the beatific vision of God, the deedaar that all earthly longing prefigures.