बला-कश

Meaning

one who endures affliction, hardship, or calamity; a sufferer

Detailed Meaning

The term refers to an individual who chronically suffers misfortune, calamity, or physical and emotional torment. In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently denotes the tragic lover whose life is defined by enduring endless suffering. In this couplet, it serves as an evocative self-appellation for the afflicted poet-lover Mir.

Etymology

Arabic balā (trial, misfortune) + Persian kash (drawing, bearing, enduring; from kashīdan).

Usage

Commonly employed in the ghazal to portray the archetype of the faithful lover enduring extreme trials for the beloved.

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