Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Talab

तलब
Meaning

Seeking, quest, the craving that sends the lover in search of the beloved.

See it in the verse

Talab in Iqbal’s couplets

Dil-e-bina bhi kar khuda se talab
Aankh ka nuur dil ka nuur nahin
Ask also for a seeing heart; the light of the eye is not the light of the heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening
Related words
PERSIAN

Justuju

Search, quest, seeking.

ARABIC

Shauq

Ardor, eager longing, the keen desire that drives the lover toward the beloved.

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