बदा

Meaning

Alas; how wretched or miserable; an exclamation of sorrow.

Detailed Meaning

Derived from Persian, 'bada' is an exclamation lamenting an unfortunate or wretched circumstance, formed from 'bad' (ill/bad) and the suffix of wonder or sorrow. In this couplet, it combines with 'haal-e-wafa' to express grief over the woeful and unappreciated state of steadfast fidelity. It heightens the pathos of a lover who suffers neglect yet lacks the strength to voice a protest.

Etymology

Persian 'bad' (ill, bad, evil) suffixed with the exclamatory/vocative '-ā' of lamentation.

Usage

Common in classical Persian and high Urdu poetry to dramatically mourn an ill-fated condition or tragic irony.

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