Word Meaning
सज्दा
sajda
Meaning
Prostration, bowing down in worship or deep veneration
Detailed Meaning
In Islamic prayer, sajda is the ritual act of prostration where the forehead touches the ground before the Divine. In Urdu poetic convention, it frequently symbolizes the lover's absolute submission, devotion, or reverence before the beloved. In this couplet, it describes the admirers paying homage and deference to the attractive young man.
Etymology
Arabic سَجْدَة (sajdah), from the root s-j-d (س-ج-د), meaning to bow down, kneel, or prostrate.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, sajda often transcends orthodox piety to portray the lover treating the earthly beloved (sanam) as a deity worthy of worship.
Examples
My forehead bowed down at the threshold of the beloved.
A single sincere prostration frees one from a thousand sorrows.