Word Meaning
बे-ज़ारी
be-zārī
Meaning
Freedom from lamentation or weeping; also disgust, displeasure, or weariness.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, the compound literally denotes an absence of weeping or lamentation, formed by the privative prefix 'be-' and 'zārī' (wailing), mirroring 'be-nāla' (without groaning). It also plays upon the conventional Urdu sense of 'bezārī', meaning weariness, disaffection, or disgust with existence. The poet reflects on an existence strangely devoid of grief, distress, and humility.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from the preposition/prefix 'be' (without) and noun 'zārī' (weeping, groaning, lamentation, from 'zār').
Usage
In classical ghazal, it is employed either as an intentional privative compound (without wailing) or to express existential weariness and disgust.
Examples
A night passed without mourning, yet heavy with cold detachment.
His quiet composure was nothing but deep weariness and sorrow.