Word Meaning
बादा-ख़्वार
baada-khwaar
Meaning
A wine-drinker or habitual tippler.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound referring to someone who drinks wine, often associated with worldly abandon or spiritual ecstasy in poetry. In this couplet, Ghalib self-deprecatingly contrasts his mastery of mystical doctrines (tasawwuf) with his notorious reputation as an unrepentant wine-drinker, which keeps him from being acknowledged as a saint.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'bāda' (wine) and 'xwār' (agentive suffix from 'xwurdan', to drink or consume).
Usage
In the Urdu ghazal tradition, the baada-khwaar represents the authentic and sincere seeker, juxtaposed unfavorably against the rigid and hypocritical ascetic.
Examples
The tavern became a sanctuary for the wine-drinker.
He lived as an unapologetic wine-drinker, indifferent to public censure.