Word Meaning
बहलते
behalte
hiverb
Meaning
Are amused, comforted, consoled, or diverted.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, the verb refers to comforting, diverting, or finding solace for an aching heart. In this couplet, the poet wonders in bewilderment how people manage to comfort their hearts in the absence of their beloved, especially when even blossoms and gardens fail to divert him.
Etymology
Hindustani verb बहलना / بہلنا, derived from Middle Indo-Aryan roots expressing movement, amusement, or diversion.
Usage
Frequently paired with 'दिल' or 'जी' to signify the futility of worldly amusements during the agony of separation from the beloved.
Examples
How can desolate hearts be comforted in this loneliness?
Even amidst the garden, weeping hearts find no diversion.
Synonyms
तसल्ली पानादिल लगनासुकून पाना
Related Words
बहलानाबहलावदिलबहलाव