Word Meaning
सरापा-नाज़
sarāpā-nāz
Meaning
Embodiment of elegance, grace, or coquetry from head to toe.
Detailed Meaning
The compound refers to someone who embodies grace, coquetry, and delicacy from head to foot. In Ghalib's verse, it characterizes the beloved as intrinsically refined and fragile, rendering her incapable of any rough physical play or unseemly behavior. The poet thus emphasizes that any rough intimacy must have been entirely his own unprovoked advance.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'sarāpā' (head to foot, entirely) and 'nāz' (coquetry, grace, delicacy).
Usage
A quintessential epithet in classical Urdu ghazal used to praise the beloved's unblemished elegance and tender disposition.
Examples
A vision of pure elegance, that embodiment of grace walked into the gathering.
No harsh gesture could ever arise from that embodiment of charm.