Word Meaning
जबीन
jabeen
hinoun
Meaning
Forehead or brow, especially when bowed in devotion or prayer.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'jabeen' denotes the forehead or brow, closely associated with supplication, prostration, and destiny. In this couplet, 'jabeen-e-niyaaz' refers to a brow trembling with countless unoffered prostrations before divine truth.
Etymology
Arabic (جبین, jabīn), meaning the side of the forehead or brow.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, it is frequently combined in izafat constructions to symbolize humble submission in love or mystical worship.
Examples
jabeen-e-shauq (the brow of longing)
hazaron sajde miri jabeen mein (thousands of prostrations in my brow)
Synonyms
पेशानीमाथाललाट
Related Words
सज्दानियाज़जबीन-ए-नियाज़