नज़र-हा

Meaning

Glances, gazes, or looks (plural).

Detailed Meaning

'Nazar-ha' is the Persianized plural of the Arabic-origin noun 'nazar', meaning multiple glances or repeated gazes. In this couplet, it describes the swift, piercing, and repeated glances that the beloved casts towards the rival.

Etymology

Arabic 'nazar' (vision, glance) + Persian plural suffix '-hā'.

Usage

Employed in elevated classical ghazal to poetically amplify the intensity or frequency of the lover's or beloved's looks.

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