Word Meaning
बे-ख़स्तगी
be-khastagī
Meaning
Absence of wounds, injury, or exhaustion; state of being unharmed.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian-derived compound signifying the state of being unwounded, unhurt, or devoid of exhaustion. In the context of classical Urdu poetry, suffering and wounds are considered essential marks of true devotion, making this condition an unnatural absence of love's transformative pain. In the couplet, it represents a barren state lacking the trials that validate a lover's passage through time.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'bē-' (without) and 'khastagī' (woundedness, fatigue; from 'khasta', wounded/broken).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, woundlessness is paradoxically treated with regret, since enduring pain is seen as the authentic hallmark of the lover.
Examples
A condition of unwounded ease is unfamiliar to the true lover.
Without wounds and lament, the passage of passion remains incomplete.