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.