नसीबों

Meaning

Destinies, fortunes, or lots in life; predetermined fate.

Detailed Meaning

Refers to one's apportioned share of fate, lot, or fortune, used here in the plural oblique form. In this couplet, the poet laments that enduring the beloved's furious gaze and suffering such bitterness was exclusively ordained in his destiny.

Etymology

Arabic root ن-ص-ب (n-ṣ-b), from 'naṣīb' (share, portion, destiny) with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix '-on'.

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'naseeb' (often pluralized as 'naseebon') is invoked in expressions of grief over unrequited love, cruel predestination, and personal tragedy.

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