Word Meaning
बे-परतव
be-partav
hiadjective
Meaning
Without light, reflection, or beam of radiance.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective meaning deprived of a ray of light, glow, or reflection. In the cited couplet by Ghalib, it emphasizes the pantheistic concept that no speck of dust (zarra) can possess existence independent of the divine or solar radiance. It highlights how the smallest creation reflects the glory of the ultimate source.
Etymology
Persian: 'be-' (prefix meaning 'without') + 'partav' (ray, beam, reflection, radiance).
Usage
Commonly used in classical Urdu poetry within Sufistic metaphors where light represents the Divine essence and the speck represents human existence.
Examples
A speck is nothing without the ray of the sun.
The dark corner remained without a gleam of dawn.
Synonyms
बे-नूरतारीकज़ुल्मत-ज़दा
Related Words
परतवतजल्लीख़ुर्शेदनूर