Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Tishnagi-e-deedaar

तिश्नगी-ए-दीदार
said tish-na-gi-e-dee-DAAR
Meaning

Thirst for the sight; the burning longing to behold the beloved's face.

Literally: thirst for the vision

Usage & notes

The unslaked craving of the eye for the beloved, kin to Moses' plea to see God on Sinai; this thirst is never wholly quenched in the lover.