Word Meaning
ना-रवा
nā-ravā
Meaning
Improper, unsuitable, illicit, or worthless and unmarketable.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'nā-ravā' denotes something improper, unlawful, or unacceptable by ethical and legal norms. In commercial and metaphorical usage such as 'jins-e-nā-ravā', it refers to counterfeit, debased, or unsaleable goods. In the given verse, it portrays love as a discarded, worthless merchandise that finds no willing buyer.
Etymology
Persian: composed of the negative prefix 'nā' and 'ravā' (lawful, current, passable; from raftan, to go/pass).
Usage
Often used to censure tyranny, unfair social customs, or metaphorically paired with 'jins' to depict worthless offerings in the bazaar of love.
Examples
Love was deemed an unmarketable commodity in the world.
To endure such unjust torment is wholly improper.