Word Meaning
नज़्अ
naz'a
hinoun
Meaning
Agony of death; the state of dying or extraction of the soul.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'naz'a' refers to the death throes or the ultimate moment when the soul is drawn from the physical body. In this couplet, it represents the lover's unbroken devotion, asserting that even during the agony of death, the remembrance of the beloved never slipped from his heart.
Etymology
Arabic root n-z-ʿ (نزع), meaning 'to extract, remove, or draw out', particularly referring to the extraction of the soul.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to depict the extreme fidelity of the lover awaiting the beloved at life's final threshold.
Examples
in the throes of death
at the moment of final departure
Synonyms
जाँकनीसकरातदम-ए-आख़िर
Related Words
मौतरूहतस्बीहसाँस