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Mazaa

मज़ा

said ma-zaa

also written: Maza

Meaning

Relish, savour, and the pleasure of a thing, the delight the heart takes in an experience.

Literally: taste, flavour, enjoyment

How Iqbal uses it

Mazaa is pleasure tasted directly, the zest and savour of an experience enjoyed. Iqbal can speak of the true mazaa of struggle and longing, finding deeper delight in striving than in shallow comfort.

See it in the verse

Mazaa in Iqbal’s couplets

Nasha pila ke girana to sab ko aata hai
Maza to jab hai ki girton ko thaam le saqi

Anyone can pour the wine and let people fall — the real worth is when the cup-bearer catches those who are falling.

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Related words

ARABIC

Lazzat

Pleasure, relish, savour; the taste of enjoyment.

ARABIC

Zauq

Taste, relish; refined aesthetic or spiritual sensibility.

ARABIC

Halawat

Sweetness and the savour of delight, the inner relish of a pleasure tasted by the heart.

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