Word Meaning
बिस्मिल-पसंद
bismil-pasand
Meaning
Delighting in the slaughtered prey; fond of watching the victim writhe in agony.
Detailed Meaning
A poetic compound referring to someone who takes pleasure in the fluttering agony of a slaughtered victim. In this couplet, it highlights the cruel beloved who looks upon the dying lover writhing in blood with aesthetic delight, likening the red scene to a walk in a blooming rose garden.
Etymology
Compound formed from Arabic 'bismil' (slaughtered animal, from 'bismillah') and Persian 'pasand' (stem of 'pasandīdan', to like or approve).
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal tradition to evoke the aestheticized cruelty of the beloved toward the self-sacrificing lover.
Examples
The cruel beloved cast a bismil-pasand glance upon the fluttering bird.
No garden pleased the tyrant like a bismil-pasand sight of the slain.