Word Meaning
बूदा
booda
hiadjective
Meaning
Weak, feeble, frail, or lacking resilience.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'booda' denotes someone or something frail, weak, or deficient in fortitude. In this couplet, it describes the unsuccessful heart as lacking the strength to consume or endure grief. It emphasizes a tender vulnerability where even sorrow overwhelms the spirit.
Etymology
Persian/Hindustani, related to Persian būdan (to be/exist); colloquially used in Urdu/Hindi for something worn out, frail, or unsubstantial.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to depict the fragility of the lover's heart or resolve under the trial of grief.
Examples
a weak heart yielding under grief
the frail resolve of the lover
Synonyms
कमज़ोरनातवाँदुर्बलनहीफ़
Related Words
बे-ताबना-तवाँशिकस्ताकम-हिम्मत