Word Meaning
क़ज़ा
qaza
hinoun
Meaning
Divine decree, predestined fate, or inevitable death.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'qaza' refers to divine predetermination or fatal destiny, often synonymous with mortality itself. In this couplet, it appears in the compound 'me'mar-e-qaza' (architect of fate or divine providence), personifying the cosmic designer who fashioned the human heart. It denotes an authority that cannot be resisted or altered by human will.
Etymology
Arabic (qaḍā'), meaning judgment, decree, execution, or destiny.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'qaza' is frequently invoked as the unalterable decree of providence or personified as the inevitable hour of death.
Examples
We had thought that death would bring peace.
None could ever escape the arrow of destiny.
Synonyms
मौतअजलक़िस्मतसरनविश्त
Related Words
क़ज़ा-ओ-क़द्रअजलतक़दीर