Word Meaning
बे-मय
be-mai
hiadverb
Meaning
Without wine; deprived of liquor or intoxication.
Detailed Meaning
A compound formed from the Persian privative prefix 'be-' (without) and 'may' (wine). In Ghalib's verse, it signifies being deprived of intoxication, emphasizing that the agonizing burden and turmoil of conscious awareness cannot be borne soberly.
Etymology
Persian: 'be' (without) + 'may' (wine).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetry to counterpose the painful lucidity of worldly existence with the refuge of intoxication.
Examples
To face the harshness of the world without wine is beyond human endurance.
A night of sorrow cannot be easily passed without wine.
Synonyms
बे-बादाबिला-मयबे-शराब
Related Words
मय-कशमय-ख़ानाअयाग़आगही