Word Meaning
ना-मुराद
nā-murād
Meaning
Unsuccessful, disappointed, deprived of desire, unfortunate, or frustrated in wish.
Detailed Meaning
The term denotes someone whose desires remain unfulfilled, signifying deep frustration, deprivation, or existential misfortune. In Ghalib's couplet, it combines with 'jalva' to describe the ungratified quest for manifestation or vision, presenting an unfulfilled longing that perpetually blossoms into grief. It encapsulates the classical poet's condition of perpetual despair in the face of unattainable beauty.
Etymology
Formed from the Persian negative prefix 'nā-' and the Arabic noun 'murād' (wish, desire, intention; from the root r-w-d).
Usage
Frequently used in Urdu ghazal to portray the doomed lover whose yearning is perpetually thwarted by fate or the indifferent beloved.
Examples
The unfulfilled heart could find no solace in this world.
He wandered the beloved's street disappointed and unfortunate.