1/1: ijaad

naala juz husn-e-talab

aye sitam-ijaad nahin

hai taqaaza-e-zafa

shikwa-e-bedaad nahin

the lament, just a desire for beauty

o cruelty, not an act of creation

it is a demand for healing

not a complaint of separation

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

naala (3) cry, lament, wail

sitam (10) tyranny, cruelty

ijaad (1) creation

taqaaza (5) demand, requirement

zafa (1) healing

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