چھپا چھپا کے جنہیں مصلحت نے دیکھا تھا
وہ جلوے اب سرِِ محفل دکھائے جاتے ہیں
– ساغر نظامی
Chhupa chhupa ke jinheN maslihat ne dekha tha
wo jalwe ab sar-e-mehfil dikhaye jaate hain
– Sagar Nizami
छुपा छुपा के जिन्हें मस्लहत ने देखा था
वो जलवे अब सर-ए-महफिल दिखाये जाते हैं
– साग़र निज़ामी
Meaning of:
Maslihat, मस्लहत, مصلحت: हित के लिये, For the good of
Sar-e-mehfil, सर-ए-महफ़िल, سرِ محفل: खुले आम महफिल में, In front of a gathering
“Babylonian marriage market” by Edwin Long – Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here. 23 May 2007 (original upload date). Original uploader was Briangotts at en.wikipedia. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons.
Picture: The Babylonian Marriage Market is an 1875 painting by the British painter Edwin Long of young women being auctioned into marriage. It received attention for its provocative depiction of women being sold and its attention to historical detail.