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hinaai: henna-ed hand

Description of hinaai: Hinaai is a poetic Urdu term denoting intense yearning or passionate longing for a beloved, often evoking deep emotional turbulence. Unlike superficial infatuation, it permeates the soul with an aching, unrelenting desire that defies rational control. Differs from platonic affection by its sensual undertones and tormenting persistence. In Urdu ghazals, poets like Ghalib employ hinaai to depict love's exquisite agony, as in verses mourning separation's fire.

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kis din tum ne rakkha tha hinaai haath seene par

khuda shaahid hai…ThanDak

aaj tak hum dil mein paate hain

that day you placed your

henna-ed hand on my chest

god as my witness, to this day

i find the comfort in my heart

Jaleel Manikpuri (11)

hinaai (1)

henna-ed hand

haath (m) (12)

hand

seene (m) (8)

heart, chest

khuda (m) (31)

god

shaahid (m) (3)

witness

dil (m) (109)

heart

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