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musavvari(f): painting
Description of musavvari: Musavvari is an Arabic-derived Urdu term for the traditional Indian miniature painting, rooted in the Quranic name Al-Musavvir, meaning "the fashioner" or "creator of forms." Unlike the British-imposed label "miniature painting," which emphasizes scale, Musavvari highlights its sacred origins in Persian and Islamic artistic traditions. It differs from Sanskrit Chitrakala, or "art of making images," by evoking divine creation over mere depiction. In poetry, musavvari symbolizes the artist's godlike shaping
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taqreeb kuch to
bahr-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye
i learned to paint for the sake of
the moon-faced ones
something is needed
to gain an acquaintance
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