Persian · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Naghma-saraai
नग़्मा-सराई
also written: Nagma-sarai
Meaning
Song-making; the act of singing or pouring forth melody.
Literally: song-singing
Usage & notes
Naghma-saraai names the poet's vocation of singing into being; Iqbal wanted that song-making to wake life, not to soothe it into sleep. The singer, for him, bore a duty as well as a gift.