बे-शीराज़ा

Meaning

Unbound, lacking bookbinding, scattered, disordered, without cohesion.

Detailed Meaning

Literally refers to a book or manuscript whose binding is undone, causing its loose leaves to scatter. Figuratively, it conveys disarray, mental distraction, or the breakdown of emotional and physical integrity. In this couplet, the poet compares the scattered fragments of a lamenting heart to the loose folios of an unbound collection of verse.

Etymology

Persian: 'be' (without) + 'shiraza' (the stitching/binding of the spine of a book).

Usage

In classical ghazal, it commonly symbolizes the tragic fragmentation of the self, memory, or community.

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