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be-kaif: withoutjoy

Description of be-kaif: The Urdu word be-kaif means joyless, comfortless, or dreary, describing a state of emotional emptiness and listlessness. It combines "be" and "kaif" , literally translating to "without joy." Unlike words expressing active sadness, be-kaif conveys a passive, languid melancholy where vitality drains away. Differs from temporary sadness in that it suggests a prolonged, pervasive condition of spiritual weariness. In Urdu poetry and ghazals, be-kaif captures the ache of unfulfilled love

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be-kaif jawani be-dard zamana

nakaam-e-mohabbat ka

itna hi fasana

joyless youth,

painless life

for those unsuccessful in love,

this is the only story

Sarwar Alam Raz (2)

be-kaif (1)

withoutjoy

nakaam (3)

without success, failure

fasana (m) (1)

story

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