बाइ'स

Meaning

Cause, reason, motive, or occasion.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'bā'is' signifies the underlying cause, origin, or instigating factor behind an event or emotional state. In the cited couplet, it refers to love's intense pull acting as the root cause ('bā'is-e-saudā') of passionate obsession.

Etymology

Arabic 'bā'ith' (باعث), active participle from the root b-'-th (to stir, arouse, cause, provoke).

Usage

Frequently used in ghazal compositions within an izafat construction to attribute emotional states like grief, ruin, or peace to a specific cause.

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