बख़्त-आज़माई

Meaning

Testing or trying one's fortune or destiny; taking a chance.

Detailed Meaning

It denotes the act of putting one's fortune or destiny to the test. In this couplet, it conveys a feeling of weariness or finality, declaring that the poet's attempts to try their luck with the affluent have come to an end. It reflects an exhaustive struggle with fate where hope has finally run out.

Etymology

Persian compound of 'bakht' (fate, fortune) and 'āzmā'ī' (testing, from the verb āzmūdan, to test).

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, it describes the lover repeatedly testing fortune in the face of an indifferent beloved or a cruel universe.

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