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saliiqe(m): skills, manners

Description of saliiqe: Saliiqe is an Urdu noun meaning skill, finesse, or proper manner in performing tasks, often denoting taste, decorum, or dexterity. Unlike mere ability, it emphasizes elegance and cultural refinement in execution. Differs from raw talent by incorporating propriety and social grace. In poetry, it appears as "marne ka saliiqa aate hi jiine ka shu.ur aa jaat? hai," contrasting skillful living and dying.

1 / 1: saliiqe

hamesha khoon-e-dil royaa huun main lekin saliiqe se

na qatra aastin par hai

na dhabbaa jaib-o-daaman par

i always wept the blood of my heart

but with such grace

not a drop showed on my sleeve

nor a stain on my pocket

Saail Dehlvi (2)

khoon (m) (6)

blood

royaa (1)

cry

saliiqe (m) (1)

skills, manners

qatra (m) (5)

drop, drop of water

aastin (m) (1)

sleeve

jaib (m) (2)

pocket

daaman (m) (6)

hem (clothes), lap

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (119)

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