Word Meaning
बहस
bahas
hinoun
Meaning
Argument, debate, dispute, or verbal contention.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'bahas' denotes an argument, dispute, or rational disputation. In this couplet, it represents the futility of reasoning or debating with one's own wounded heart and liver when suffering is absolute. It emphasizes that emotional grief renders intellectual debate entirely pointless.
Etymology
Arabic baḥth (بحث), derived from the root b-ḥ-th signifying searching, probing, or investigating.
Usage
Often invoked in the ghazal to contrast sterile intellectual reasoning with the unyielding reality of love and sorrow.
Examples
What room remains for argument between broken hearts?
Debating passion with the cold counsel of reason.
Synonyms
तकरारहुज्जतवाद-विवाद
Related Words
मुबाहिसाहुज्जतगुफ़्तुगूतकरार