Word Meaning
बे-ज़ौक़
be-zauq
hiadjective
Meaning
Devoid of aesthetic taste, passion, or creative sensitivity.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'be-zauq' denotes an individual or entity that lacks aesthetic discernment, poetic appreciation, or enthusiastic passion. In this couplet, it implies that Nature is not inherently deficient in creative taste or artistic inclination, yet its incomplete creations demand human fulfillment.
Etymology
Compound of the Persian privative prefix 'be-' (without) and Arabic 'dhawq' (taste, pleasure, discernment).
Usage
Commonly contrasted with 'ahl-e-zauq' (connoisseurs of art or love) to chide unrefined critics or ascetics who lack emotional warmth.
Examples
A heart devoid of aesthetic longing remains be-zauq.
Do not recite verse before those who are be-zauq.
Synonyms
बद-ज़ौक़रसहीनबे-लुत्फ़
Related Words
ज़ौक़बे-ज़ौक़ीअह्ल-ए-ज़ौक़