Word Meaning
बीमार
beemaar
hiadjective / noun
Meaning
Sick, ill, or patient; in love poetry, one afflicted by love.
Detailed Meaning
Literally refers to an ill person or patient. In Urdu poetry, it conventionally symbolizes the lover afflicted with the incurable ailment of love and longing. In this couplet, it depicts the lover whose transient flush upon seeing the beloved is mistakenly taken as physical recovery.
Etymology
Persian (بیمار / bīmār), denoting one afflicted with sickness or pain.
Usage
In ghazal tradition, 'beemaar' is a stock metaphor for the faithful lover suffering from grief, separation, and unrequited passion.
Examples
The patient of love sought no other physician.
A single glance revived the ailing heart.
Synonyms
मरीज़रोगीअलिल
Related Words
बीमारीतीमारदारइलाजशफ़ा