Word Meaning
बद-गुमान
bad-gumān
Meaning
Suspicious, distrustful, skeptical, harbouring doubts or ill thoughts.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to a person who harbours doubts, mistrust, or unfounded suspicions. In this couplet, it denotes the beloved who constantly doubts the lover's genuine intent, which paradoxically sustains their playful banter. The poet highlights how being targeted by the beloved's skepticism becomes a source of amusing romantic engagement.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'bad' (بد, meaning bad or ill) and 'gumān' (گمان, meaning thought, suspicion, or conjecture).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazals, it is a conventional epithet for the beloved who perpetually suspects the lover of deceit, inconstancy, or secret alliances with rivals.
Examples
Do not be so suspicious of my devotion.
A suspicious beloved finds faults even in pure love.