Word Meaning
ना-निहादा
naa-nihaada
Meaning
Unplaced, uncreated, or not yet physically established or made.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'unplaced' or 'not yet founded', the compound describes something purely conceptual that has not been given material existence. In this couplet, 'but-e-na-nihada' denotes an idol that is not yet sculpted or erected, contrasting abstract and unbounded artistic devotion with the rigid outward piety of ascetic orthodoxy.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from the negative prefix 'na-' (ना / نا) and 'nihada' (निहादा / نہادہ), the past participle of 'nihadan' (to place, lay, or establish).
Usage
Used in classical ghazal to express metaphysical concepts, imagined realities, and unbound subjective devotion.
Examples
The thought of an uncreated idol
Prostration before that which is unestablished