Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Wasl

वस्ल

Meaning

Union, the coming-together of lover and beloved.

Usage & notes

Wasl is the consummated meeting set against hijr (parting). In the ghazal it is the rare, prized moment; in Sufi reading it is union with the Real.

Related words

Union with the beloved; the meeting that ends separation.

Separation from the beloved; the pain of parting.

Separation, parting from the beloved.