बे-हेच

Meaning

Without cause, unprovoked, groundless, or for no reason.

Detailed Meaning

The compound 'be-hech' denotes an act done without any cause, justification, or substantial ground. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's cruelty (dil-azari) as completely unprovoked and baseless, contrasting it with any fault (taqsir) on the lover's part. It underscores the arbitrary and gratuitous nature of emotional torment in classical poetry.

Etymology

Persian: compound of the privative preposition 'be' (without) and 'hech' (nothing, naught).

Usage

Used in classical ghazal to accentuate the unprovoked, whimsical cruelty of the beloved or the utter futility of worldly suffering.

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