मस्लहत

Meaning

Prudence, expediency, advisable policy, tactical discretion, or practical wisdom.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetry, 'maslahat' denotes an expedient, cautious, or prudent action undertaken for a strategic purpose. In this couplet, the speaker endures torment not from helplessness but out of deliberate discretion ('maslahat se'), calculating that the beloved's fickle nature with admirers will eventually expose the rival.

Etymology

Arabic, from the root ص-ل-ح (ṣ-l-ḥ), relating to suitability, welfare, or reconciliation.

Usage

In the ghazal, it is frequently contrasted with the uncalculating madness of true love (junoon) as a symbol of cautious worldly restraint.

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