Word Meaning
ब'अद-अज़ाँ
ba'd-az-āñ
Meaning
Thereafter, after this, subsequently.
Detailed Meaning
This phrase signifies 'after that' or 'thereafter'. In this couplet, it marks the tragic turning point where, having accomplished the impossible toil of carving Mount Bisutun for love, Kohkan (Farhad) has nothing left to face except beating his head against the stone. It conveys the grim transition from labour to inevitable doom.
Etymology
Compound phrase formed from Arabic 'ba'd' (after) combined with Persian preposition and demonstrative 'az ān' (from that).
Usage
Frequently employed in Persian and classical Urdu ghazal as a transitional connective introducing the inevitable tragic consequence of an ordeal.
Examples
Thereafter, nothing remained except lingering grief.
After this, the desolate night offered no solace.