Word Meaning
ना-गुफ़्ता-बह
nā-gufta-bah
hiadjective
Meaning
Unspeakable, better left unsaid; deplorable or inexpressibly distressing.
Detailed Meaning
This Persian compound literally translates to 'better left unsaid' and denotes a situation or sorrow so dreadful that words fail to capture it. In the couplet, it describes the wretched, afflicted condition of the speaker's heart which is too sorrowful to be described. It carries a sense of profound distress blended with quiet resignation.
Etymology
Persian: nā (not) + gufta (spoken, from guftan) + bah (better).
Usage
Commonly employed in classical ghazal to evoke sorrow and suffering so overwhelming that reticence is preferred over description.
Examples
The condition of my wounded heart is na-gufta-bah.
A sorrow so profound that it remained na-gufta-bah.
Synonyms
अकथनीयना-गुफ़्तनीबद-हाल
Related Words
ना-गुफ़्तागुफ़्तगूअहवाल