Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Naafa

नाफ़ा
said naa-faa
also written: Nafa
Meaning

The musk-pod; the bladder of the musk-deer that holds the musk.

Usage & notes

The naafa is the hidden pouch from which musk comes; its concealed treasure, and the deer that dies giving up its scent, supply Iqbal's metaphors of secret worth and sacrifice.