बद-मस्ती

Meaning

Riotous drunkenness, unruly intoxication, or wild debauchery.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetics, bad-masti denotes an unruly or disruptive state of intoxication where the drinker breaches moderation and invites chaos. In this couplet, it describes the reckless revelry of companions whose disorderly behavior ultimately destroys the sanctuary of the tavern.

Etymology

Persian compound of bad (bad, ill, unruly) and masti (intoxication, drunkenness, from mast).

Usage

In the ghazal, it is typically contrasted with the dignified, spiritual ecstasy of true lovers, instead signifying crude, destructive drunkenness.

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