Word Meaning
ग़फ़लत-शिआरी
ghaflat-shi'aari
Meaning
Habitual carelessness, heedlessness, or customary neglect and indifference.
Detailed Meaning
A compound noun denoting the habit, custom, or characteristic disposition of indifference and neglect. In this couplet, the poet laments that the departed beloved (Arif) has uncharacteristically abandoned his customary neglect to instead show agonizing restlessness for the poet's pain. This poignant reversal heightens the tragedy of loss.
Etymology
Arabic 'ghaflah' (heedlessness, neglect) + Arabic 'shi'ār' (habit, practice, sign) + Persian abstract suffix '-ī'.
Usage
Used in classical ghazal to portray the beloved's characteristic stance of haughty inattention or disregard toward the lover.
Examples
Your habitual neglect has ruined my patience.
Abandoning heedlessness, they shed tears over my sorrow.