Word Meaning
फ़साना-ख़्वानी
fasāna-khwānī
Meaning
Storytelling, narration of a tale, or recitation of romances.
Detailed Meaning
Fasana-khwani refers to the traditional art of recounting tales, romances, or legends. In this verse, it poetically characterizes the silent burning of the candle as its narration of life and demise. The flame swiftly consumes the entire tale, reflecting the quiet, selfless extinction practiced by those devoted to annihilation.
Etymology
Persian: composed of 'fasāna' (story, myth, romance) and 'khwānī' (act of reading/reciting, from 'khwāndan').
Usage
In classical ghazal, it often symbolizes the narration of sorrow, night-long laments, or the transient narrative of life.
Examples
The night was spent in the melancholic recitation of tales.
The candle's slow extinction was itself a tragic storytelling.