Word Meaning
नाला-ब-सामाँ
nāla-ba-sāmāñ
hinoun phrase
Meaning
A fully equipped, impactful, or effective lament.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, this compound describes a cry of anguish armed with all necessary force, equipment, and capacity to cause upheaval. In Ghalib's verse, it conveys the poet's suppressed capability to produce a world-shaking lament were he not pacified by deceptive hopes of a promised union.
Etymology
Persian compound composed of 'nāla' (lament), preposition 'ba' (with), and 'sāmān' (goods, gear, preparation).
Usage
Employed in the ghazal to portray the lover's wail not merely as helpless grief, but as a devastating, armed force capable of cosmic disruption.
Examples
a potent wail capable of shaking the heavens
such an equipped lament that moves stones to tears
Synonyms
नाला-ए-रसानाला-ए-जाँ-सोज़आह-ए-ररसा
Related Words
नालासामाँनाला-कशनाला-ए-दर्द