मस्लहत-अंदेश

Meaning

Prudent, calculating, expedient, or cautious about worldly consequences.

Detailed Meaning

Refers to one who acts with worldly prudence, caution, or calculating intent. In the given couplet, intellect achieves maturity through prudence and calculation, whereas true love becomes flawed and immature if it weighs practical gain.

Etymology

Arabic 'maslahat' (expedience, welfare, utility) + Persian suffix '-andesh' (thinking, pondering, from andishidan).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it often represents the cautious, calculating realm of intellect (aql) contrasted against the selfless abandon of love (ishq).

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