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Persian · noun · Love & Longing
Lazzat-e-Deedaar
लज़्ज़त-ए-दीदार
Meaning
The pleasure of beholding the beloved's face.
Literally: pleasure of the sight
See it in the verse
Lazzat-e-Deedaar in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ki shokhi-o-tundi mein kibr-o-naaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
There is no arrogance or vanity in the spirited fierceness of selfhood — and any pride it does carry is never without the sweetness of humility.
Selfhood · Humility
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