Word Meaning
बे-बादा
be-bāda
hiadjective
Meaning
Without wine; lacking wine.
Detailed Meaning
This compound literally means being without wine or deprived of drink. In the given couplet, it captures the longing and distress of sitting by the water's edge in a blossoming garden without any wine to drink, especially when the crimson reflection of a flower in the stream torments the onlooker by resembling rose-colored wine.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from the privative prefix 'bē-' (without) and 'bādah' (wine).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is employed to portray the unbearable irony of being deprived of wine amidst spring, flowers, and flowing water.
Examples
How could a lover dwell in a blooming garden without wine?
Sitting without wine by the riverbank brings only longing.
Synonyms
बे-मयबे-शराबख़ुश्क-लब
Related Words
बादामय-कशबादा-ख़्वारसाक़ी