Word Meaning
नाचीज़
nāchīz
Meaning
Insignificant, worthless, trifling, or of no consequence.
Detailed Meaning
The word denotes an entity or person of negligible value, triviality, or utter insignificance. In this couplet, it characterizes the perspective of intellect/reason which reduces everything other than the beloved to mere nothingness alongside non-existence ('nā-būd'). It is also widely used as a formula of poetic humility or self-deprecation in traditional verse.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'nā' (negative prefix, non-/not) and 'chīz' (thing), literally meaning 'nothing' or 'no-thing'.
Usage
Frequently employed in ghazals both philosophically to assert worldly transience and colloquially as an expression of extreme modesty.
Examples
Viewing the entire world as insignificant before love
A humble gift offered by an insignificant being