Urdunama Podcast | When ‘Beyhis’ Took Over, Even Tears Forgot Their Way

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed talks about the word 'Beyhis'

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Beyhis means numb, an absence of feeling that grows not from peace, but from exhaustion. It is the quiet void after too much pain, the stillness that follows when even sorrow becomes heavy to carry. Beyhis is not indifference; it is the body and soul’s final defence, a silence that shields, a pause that protects. In Urdu poetry, it becomes a haunting space, where once there was fire, now only cold remains.

In this episode of Urdunama, we explore the layered meaning of beyhis through verses that reflect emotional withdrawal, inner fatigue, and the ache of feeling too much, for too long. Join us as we uncover the poetry in numbness, and the quiet truths it tries to hide.