Word Meaning
बिला
balā
hinoun
Meaning
Calamity, affliction, or misfortune; here, an offering that averts evil.
Detailed Meaning
The term literally denotes a disaster, trial, or misfortune. In poetic idiom, particularly in compounds like 'balā-gardān', it signifies an entity or sacrificial offering that draws evil away from the beloved. In this couplet, inner fire acts as the propitiatory sacrifice revolving around the beloved's careless gait to ward off harm.
Etymology
Arabic origin (بلاء), meaning trial, affliction, or ordeal.
Usage
Commonly deployed in Urdu ghazal to denote either the destructive beauty of the beloved or the lover's protective self-sacrifice.
Examples
A sudden calamity befell the helpless heart.
Her dark tresses became the life-taking affliction.
Synonyms
आफ़तमुसीबतविपत्ति
Related Words
बला-गर्दानबला-ए-जाँसदक़ा