Word Meaning
सर-नविश्त
sar-navisht
hinoun
Meaning
Destiny, fate, fortune, or that which is written upon the forehead.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'sar-navisht' denotes predestined fate, metaphorically envisioned as a decree inscribed upon the brow by destiny. In Mir's couplet, the speaker laments his tragic fortune, wondering whether such extreme cruelty—having his love letter torn up and his messenger slain—was preordained in his destiny.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'sar' (head, forehead) and 'navisht' (written, from navishtan 'to write').
Usage
Frequently employed in the ghazal tradition to evoke melancholy, powerlessness before the cosmic decree, and the inexorable sorrow of love.
Examples
Whatever was written in my destiny came to pass.
None has the power to erase the inscription of fate.
Synonyms
क़िस्मततक़दीरमुक़द्दरनसीब
Related Words
पेशानीनविश्ताक़लमलोह-ओ-क़लम