बे-नवाई

Meaning

Destitution, helplessness, or silence stemming from a lack of voice or means.

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it frequently symbolizes the lover's extreme vulnerability, humility, and lack of worldly voice or power before the beloved or fate, often paralleling the state of a destitute mendicant (be-nawā). In this couplet, it describes lingering quietly without a voice or means in the beloved's street.

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