Verse 2after 1826aakyaa
G7
1 a
what is the purpose of a practice of ignorance/indifference?
1 b
what a purpose the practice of ignorance/indifference has!
1 c
as if the practice of ignorance/indifference had any point!
2 a
{how long / to what extent}, oh entirely coquettish one, [this] 'What? What?'
2 b
{how long / to what extent}, oh entirely coquettish one, what-all [kinds of behavior]?!
'Feigning ignorance; pretended ignorance (of), connivance; apathy, indifference'.
'Vocation, profession, craft, trade, business; custom, habit, practice; art, skill'.
| References | |
|---|---|
| Arshi, Imtiyaz Ali | Ghazal# 38 |
| Raza, Kalidas Gupta | 369-370 |
| Hamid Ali Khan | Open Image |
That is, having heard of my condition, how long will you go on putting me off by saying 'What? What?' After all, what is your purpose in this practice of ignorance? (22)
== Nazm page 22
Urdu text: Vajid 1902 {21}
He says, when you look, you make use of a practice of ignorance/indifference. After all, what's your inner intention? That is, at everything you say 'What?'-- you don't listen to or understand anything. (44)
If your purpose in this practice of ignorance is that I would become irritated and wash my hands of my passion for you, then you should be disabused of that error. (52)
This verse is a second, supererogatory opening-verse .
A flirtatious verse; it uses the same kinds of multivalence as 21,1 , but deploys them in a more limited setting. The may be a direct quotation from the beloved, as the commentators maintain, and in that case it perfectly captures her (show of?) disdain and indifference.
But it might also be a general characterization of the beloved's negligent, indifferent behavior, her self-presentation or 'custom, practice, art' [] and other mischievous airs and graces, since after all her coquetry is 'head-to-foot' []. I couldn't resist using the excellent Arkansan 'what-all', since it so well captures the range of .
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