Word Meaning
बे-ख़तर
be-ḵẖatar
Meaning
Fearless, safe, undaunted, without danger or hesitation.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'be-khatar' denotes acting or existing without danger, fear, or apprehension. In this couplet, it describes how the hypocrites and pretenders (arbab-e-riya) can now thrive fearlessly, safe from exposure once the poet's piercing gaze is no longer there to uncover them. It often contrasts the audacity of the unrighteous or the courage of lovers against mortal peril.
Etymology
Compound formed from the Persian preposition/prefix 'be-' (without) and Arabic 'khatar' (danger, risk, fear).
Usage
Commonly employed in classical ghazal and nazm both adverbially to describe audacious valor (especially in devotion or love) and adjectivally to evoke a state untroubled by danger.
Examples
Stepping fearlessly into the trial of fire.
Wandering without fear through the perilous path of love.