Word Meaning
बोद
bo'd
Meaning
Distance, remoteness, separation, or being far away.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'bo'd' (more strictly transcribed as bu'd) denotes spatial or emotional remoteness, distance, and estrangement. In this couplet, it appears in the paired antithesis 'qurb-o-bo'd' (nearness and farness), suggesting that for a true lover physical proximity and separation become inconsequential compared to the pure essence of love. It directly contrasts with 'qurb' (closeness).
Etymology
Arabic بُعْد (bu‘d), meaning distance, farness, or remoteness.
Usage
Frequently paired with 'qurb' (nearness) as 'qurb-o-bu'd' (or 'qurb-o-bo'd') to express the spectrum of intimacy and physical separation in mystical or romantic verses.
Examples
Distance and closeness lost meaning in the trance of devotion.
Neither proximity brought peace, nor did remoteness bring solace.