Word Meaning
आइना-साज़
ā'īna-sāz
Meaning
A mirror-maker; one who fashions or crafts reflective surfaces.
Detailed Meaning
Literally signifies a mirror-maker or artisan who fashions mirrors. In Persian and Urdu poetic tradition, it often metaphorically represents the mind, imagination, or destiny fashioning surfaces that hold reflections and illusions. In this verse, 'khayāl' (thought or imagination) is depicted as a mirror-maker that constructs the very framework reflecting worldly forms.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'ā'īna' (mirror) and '-sāz' (present stem of 'sākhtan', meaning to make or construct).
Usage
Commonly used in Sabk-e-Hindi and Ghalib's poetry to explore metaphysical themes of reflection, illusion, and subjective perception.
Examples
The mirror-maker crafts an illusion of truth.
In the workshop of thought, imagination is the mirror-maker.