Word Meaning
बेदर्द
bedard
Meaning
Unfeeling, pitiless, cruel, or indifferent to another's pain; heartless beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'bedard' refers to someone utterly lacking in sympathy or sensitivity, conventionally embodying the callous and aloof beloved. In this couplet, it describes the beloved whose heart remains cheerful and untroubled by the lover's suffering, even as the lover weeps tears of blood. The lover ironizes their own tragedy by celebrating the joy of this unfeeling lover.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from the negative prefix 'be-' (without) and 'dard' (pain, grief, empathy).
Usage
A staple trope in the ghazal tradition used as an epithet for the beloved who watches the lover's torment with detached composure.
Examples
A heartless beloved indifferent to sighing lovers.
The lament of longing had no effect on that pitiless heart.