Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Husn-e-Talil
हुस्न-ए-तालील
said HUSN-e-taa-LEEL
also written: Husn-e-Taleel,Husne Talil
Meaning
The figure of 'fanciful aetiology' — inventing a charming, imaginary cause for a real fact, e.g. claiming the morning breeze blows only to deliver the lover's message.
Literally: beauty of reason-giving
See it in the verse
Husn-e-Talil in Iqbal’s couplets
Ishq bhi ho hijab mein husn bhi ho hijab mein
Ya to khud aashkar ho ya mujhe aashkar kar
Ya to khud aashkar ho ya mujhe aashkar kar
Love is veiled and beauty too is veiled; either reveal yourself, or make me one who can be revealed.
Love · Self-Knowledge · Restlessness
Miri mashshatgi ki kya zarurat husn-e-mani ko
Ki fitrat khud-ba-khud karti hai laale ki hina-bandi
Ki fitrat khud-ba-khud karti hai laale ki hina-bandi
What need has true beauty of meaning for my adorning hand? Nature, all on its own, paints the tulip red.
Self-Knowledge · Humility · Action