बे-ख़ून

Meaning

Bloodless; without blood; devoid of vital passion or emotion.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'be-khoon' denotes being devoid of blood or emotional vitality. In the given couplet, it combines into the construction 'be-khoon-e-dil' (lacking the heart's blood), meaning that the gaze without the passionate suffering of the heart is reduced to mere dry dust, like a tavern devoid of wine.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from the privative prefix 'be-' (without) and 'khoon' (blood).

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, blood represents vitality, passion, and true suffering; thus, being 'bloodless' suggests emotional sterility or a lack of poetic ardour.

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