Word Meaning
नवा-संज
nawā-sanj
Meaning
A singer, melodist, or one who raises a tune or lament.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'nawā-sanj' refers to a singer, warbler, or one who tunes a song, often applied to the nightingale or the poet. In this couplet, joined with 'fughāñ' (lament), it signifies someone who raises a song of wailing or sorrow. The speaker wonders why someone who has already surrendered their heart would bother voicing their grief.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'nawā' (voice, melody, sound) and 'sanj' (from 'sanjīdan', to weigh, balance, compose).
Usage
Often paired with garden or grief imagery in ghazals to depict the nightingale or the suffering lover transforming torment into poetry.
Examples
a warbler of lament in the devastated garden
the solitary poet chanting songs of grief