नशेब

Meaning

A slope, descent, low ground, depression, or low phase.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting low-lying ground, a descent, or a hollow, 'nasheb' is most frequently paired in Persian and Urdu poetry with 'faraz' (height) to form the idiom 'nasheb-o-faraz', meaning ups and downs or vicissitudes. In this couplet, it represents the unevenness, fluctuations, and conceptual dualities that continue to haunt the lover's imagination of existence.

Etymology

Persian (نشیب / nasheb)

Usage

Almost universally paired with 'farāz' in ghazals to signify worldly struggle, spiritual fluctuation, or philosophical duality.

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