Word Meaning
तीरा-बख़्त
tīra-baxt
Meaning
Unfortunate, ill-fated, or suffering from a dark and miserable destiny.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'tīra-baxt' refers to an utterly unfortunate person whose destiny is steeped in obscurity, sorrow, and misfortune. In Mir's verse, it carries melancholy irony, describing how the speaker's ruined state—level with black dust—is the result of being overshadowed by an ill-fated soul. It frequently embodies the persona of the forsaken lover whose stars bring only grief.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'tīra' (dark, obscure) and 'baxt' (fortune, destiny).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, this epithet is commonly assumed by the lover to describe his inescapable and cursed romantic fate.
Examples
The sighs of a dark-fated lover set the night ablaze.
No dawn ever broke over the house of that ill-fated soul.