Word Meaning
ब-खूं-ग़ल्तीदन
ba-khun-ghaltidan
Meaning
Wallowing, rolling, or writhing in one's own blood.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian verbal infinitive construction denoting the act of writhing or rolling in blood. In Ghalib's couplet, it describes the agonizing yet graceful convulsions of the sacrificed lover (bismil), whose blood-soaked struggle resembles the opening of red rose petals in a garden. The beloved finds aesthetic delight in this tragic spectacle of slaughter.
Etymology
Persian: 'ba' (in, with) + 'khūn' (blood) + 'ġaltīdan' (to roll, wallow, tumble).
Usage
A highly Persianized poetic idiom frequently employed in classical ghazals to depict the tragic yet romanticized agony of the dying lover at the hands of the beloved.
Examples
The sight of the wounded bird writhing in blood stirred no pity.
His state of rolling in blood became a cruel entertainment for the gathering.