Word Meaning
बादे
bāde
hinoun
Meaning
Wine or intoxicating liquor (inflected form of bādah).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'बादे' (bāde) is the oblique grammatical form of 'bādah' (wine), conditioned here by the postposition 'se'. Within this couplet, it represents wine as an emblem of antinomian defiance against rigid, ostentatious piety. The poet paradoxically advises staining the cloak of ascetic purity with wine to court blame and social ruin in the tavern.
Etymology
Persian 'باده' (bādah), meaning wine or intoxicating beverage.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, wine is frequently employed as a metaphor for spiritual ecstasy, divine love, and rejection of orthodox religious hypocrisy.
Examples
Drenching the pristine robe with wine
Lost in the rapturous taste of wine
Synonyms
शराबमयमदिराजाम
Related Words
बादाबादा-कशबादा-ख़्वारबादा-ख़ाना