Urdu Dictionary
Persian · adjective · Poetry, Speech & Art

Naghma-zan

नग़्मा-ज़न
Meaning

Song-striking; one who sings out, raising a melody.

Literally: melody-striking

How Iqbal uses it

The naghma-zan bulbul fills the garden with song that is half rapture, half complaint.

See it in the verse

Naghma-zan in Iqbal’s couplets

Wajud-e-zan se hai tasveer-e-kaenat mein rang
Isi ke saaz se hai zindagi ka soz-e-darun
It is the presence of woman that gives colour to the portrait of the universe — from her instrument comes the inner fire of life itself.
Love · Unity · Humility
Related words
PERSIAN

Naghma

A song, melody, or musical strain.

PERSIAN

Naghma-sanji

Songmaking; the composing and weighing of melodies.

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