Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · The Tavern & the Cup

Baada

बादा
also written: Baada-e-kohna
Meaning

Wine; the intoxicating draught, figure of mystic rapture.

See it in the verse

Baada in Iqbal’s couplets

Bhari bazm mein raaz ki baat keh di
Bada be-adab hun saza chahta hun
In the crowded gathering I blurted out the secret — I am terribly insolent; I ask for my punishment.
Courage · Love
Har ek chiz se paida khuda ki qudrat hai
Koi baDa koi chhoTa ye us ki hikmat hai
Every single thing reveals the power of creation; that one is large and another small is part of its wisdom.
Humility · Self-Knowledge · Hope
Related words
PERSIAN

Mai

Wine; emblem of divine love, ecstasy, and the annihilation of the ego.

ARABIC

Sahba

Wine, especially the reddish or amber vintage; a poetic name for the draught of love.

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