Urdu Dictionary
Persian · adjective · Love & Longing

Shokh

शोख़
Meaning

Playfully bold, saucy, and mischievous; the lively coquettish beloved.

Literally: lively, pert, bright

How Iqbal uses it

Epithet for the vivacious, teasing beloved whose impudent charm both wounds and delights the lover.

See it in the verse

Shokh in Iqbal’s couplets

Andaz-e-bayan garche bahut shokh nahin hai
Shayad ki utar jaye tere dil mein meri baat
Though my manner of saying it is not especially dazzling — perhaps, even so, my words may sink into your heart.
Humility · Love
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