बे-दिली

Meaning

Dejection, listlessness, heartlessness, or lack of spirit and joy.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'be-dili' denotes a state of profound apathy, dispiritedness, or loss of heart where desire itself becomes joyless. In this couplet, it combines with 'tamanna' (desire) to evoke a weary, desolate longing that nonetheless remains trapped by the tether of love for the homeland.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from the negative prefix 'be-' (without) and 'dili' (heartedness/spirit, from 'dil').

Usage

A quintessential ghazal trope evoking existential weariness and the tragic decay of passion or hope.

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