Majaz

Majaz is a historically attested name derived from the Arabic term مجاز (majāz), which denotes figurative speech, metaphor, or allegory in classical Arabic rhetoric and Qur'anic exegesis. In South Asian usage it became known chiefly as the pen-name of the Urdu poet Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz (1901–1955), whose takhallus popularized the lexical form as a personal name among Urdu literary circles. Linguistically, majāz contrasts with literal meaning (ḥaqīqa) and is a technical term in Arabic prosody and rhetoric; its adoption as a given name signals literary, rhetorical, or imaginative associations. Related names and literary takhallus in Urdu tradition include [[Gulzar]] and [[Firaq]] as fellow poetical pen-names used historically in Urdu letters. The name is rare as a given name in contemporary registries but remains recognisable in literary histories and Urdu anthologies.