Meaning
Coquetry, the beloved's prideful, teasing airs and disdain.
How Iqbal uses it
Naaz is the beloved's beautiful arrogance — the proud playfulness that both wounds and enthralls the lover. It is half of the famous naz-o-niyaaz dyad of the ghazal.
See it in the verse
Naaz in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ki shokhi-o-tundi mein kibr-o-naaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
There is no arrogance or vanity in the spirited fierceness of selfhood — and any pride it does carry is never without the sweetness of humility.
Selfhood · Humility
Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity