Word Meaning
बादा-गुसाराँ
baada-gusaaraan
Meaning
Wine-drinkers; imbibers or tavern companions.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian plural compound referring to drinkers of wine or imbibers. In classical Urdu poetry, it often metaphorically represents free-spirited lovers and mystics who reject outward orthodoxy in pursuit of ecstatic devotion. In this couplet, it denotes the gathering of wine-drinkers whom the cupbearer or server must attentively attend to.
Etymology
Persian: 'bāda' (wine) + 'gusār' (drinker/consumer, from gusārdan) + plural suffix '-ān'.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'baada-gusaar' (and its plural form) symbolizes spiritually authentic seekers who attain transcendent truth through metaphorical intoxication.
Examples
The assembly of wine-drinkers welcomed dawn.
Service to the wine-drinkers is the duty of the cupbearer.