Word Meaning
बद-गुमानी
bad-gumānī
Meaning
Suspicion, mistrust, ill opinion, or harboring wrongful doubts about someone.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian-origin compound signifying suspicion, mistrust, or unjustified negative assumption. In this couplet, it represents the grievance and unrest bred from mutual or harbored suspicion, leading to inner turmoil and chaos. In classical poetry, it frequently denotes either the beloved's unjust distrust of the lover's fidelity or the lover's own tormenting doubts.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'bad' (ill, bad) + 'gumān' (doubt, thought) + abstract suffix '-ī'.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'bad-gumani' regularly figures as a tragic barrier between the lover and the beloved, often stoked by the rival (raqib).
Examples
Harboring baseless suspicion destroyed the purity of affection.
The beloved's cold suspicion caused immense grief to the faithful heart.