बद-रोज़गारी

Meaning

Ill-fortune, adversity, hardship, or the curse of bad times.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'bad-rozgari' denotes adverse fortune, wretched circumstances, or suffering under the hostile whims of time. In Ghalib's verse, it signifies the hardship dealt by the revolving heavens, which a noble and detached spirit must accept gracefully rather than complain about. The word blends the notions of lacking livelihood and suffering ill-fated times.

Etymology

Persian compound of 'bad' (evil, bad) + 'rozgār' (time, world, livelihood) + abstract suffix '-ī'.

Usage

Often utilized in ghazals to dramatize the existential struggle between the poet's noble spirit and the cruelty of adverse fate.

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