इंसाफ़-तलब

Meaning

Demanding or seeking justice; asking for fair recompense or redress.

Detailed Meaning

A compound adjective referring to someone or something that demands justice or seeks redress for wrongdoing. In the cited couplet, the speaker personifies the wounds of their heart as plaintiffs asking the ultimate Judge for retribution against the beloved's cruelty. It highlights the profound suffering inflicted by an indifferent beloved whose injustices can only be settled on the Day of Judgment.

Etymology

Arabic 'inṣāf' (justice/equity) + Persian 'talab' (stem of talabīdan, to seek or demand).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, 'insaaf-talab' is frequently used in metaphors where wounds, sighs, or tears appeal to God against the beloved's tyranny.

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