Word Meaning
बे-अय्याम
be-ayyām
Meaning
Out of season, untimely, or before the proper time or days.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'be-ayyām' functions adverbially or adjectivally to mean out of season or prior to the arrival of the right period. In this couplet, it combines into the construction 'be-ayyām-e-gul' (or 'be-ayyām, ai gul'), advising the lover not to tear their collar prematurely before the spring season arrives or without the beloved's hint. It highlights the folly of untimely passion or expressing madness when circumstances do not warrant it.
Etymology
Compound of Persian preposition 'be' (without) and Arabic 'ayyām' (plural of 'yawm', meaning days/season).
Usage
Frequently used to caution the lover against exhibiting madness or tearing their garment before the arrival of spring (bahār/ayyām-e-gul).
Examples
rending collar in untimely days
the sorrow of an unseasonal passion