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Majaz

मजाज़
said ma-JAAZ
Meaning

Metaphor; the figurative — the world of appearances (the opposite of haqeeqat).

How Iqbal uses it

The visible world is the “garment of metaphor” that the Real wears. The seen is not false, but it is a veil: the lover's task is to read through majaz to the haqeeqat behind it.

See it in the verse

Majaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Kabhi ai haqeeqat-e-muntazir nazar aa libas-e-majaz mein
Ki hazaron sajde tarap rahe hain meri jabeen-e-niyaz mein
O long-awaited Truth, show yourself once in the dress of the visible — for a thousand prostrations are stirring restlessly on my brow of longing.
Love · Aspiration · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC

Haqeeqat

Reality; the Truth, the ultimate essence (the opposite of majaz).

ARABIC

Maani

Meaning, inner significance — as opposed to outer form.

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