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ijaad(m): creation

Description of ijaad: Ijaad is an Urdu word meaning invention, creation, or innovation, derived from Arabic roots denoting the act of bringing something new into existence. Unlike routine production, it emphasizes originality and ingenuity in devising novel ideas or objects. Differs from mere imitation by requiring intellectual creativity and problem-solving. In Urdu poetry, ijaad often symbolizes artistic brilliance, as in verses celebrating a poet's inventive metaphors.

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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 (63)

naala (m) (4)

cry, lament, wail

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

ijaad (m) (1)

creation

taqaaza (m) (5)

demand, requirement

zafa (m) (1)

healing

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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