Citation : Singh AR (2023). On The Kiss, And Flirting. In:Ghalib, Psychology and Human Behaviour - 1 (A.R Singh and S.A Singh Eds), Mens Sana Monogr; 21:1. pg 6-7
بوسہ کو پوچھتا ہوں میں منہ سے مجھے بتا کہ یوں
ग़ुंचा-ए-ना-शगुफ़्ता को दूर से मत दिखा कि यूँ
बोसे को पूछता हूँ मैं मुँह से मुझे बता कि यूँ
ghuncha-e-naa-shagufta ko duur se mat dikhaa ki yuu.n
bosey ko puuchhtaa huu.n mai.n mu.nh se mujhe bataa ki yuu.n
(DG 117:1716)
Meaning
Do not show me a bud from afar
I ask for a kiss, show me by making that gesture with your mouth
Explanation:
Supposing two people are flirting in an assembly. He gestures a kiss from a distance and she responds shyly by showing him a bud (which looks like a kiss). He is not satisfied. He wants her to drop her coy attitude and respond with a gesture of a kiss.
In other words, the poet is egging his beloved on to be as bold as he is.
A fine combination of female shyness and male boldness, so common in flirting.
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Citation : Singh AR (2023). On The Kiss, And Flirting. In:Ghalib, Psychology and Human Behaviour - 1 (A.R Singh and S.A Singh Eds), Mens Sana Monogr; 21:1. pg 6-7
بوسہ کو پوچھتا ہوں میں منہ سے مجھے بتا کہ یوں
ग़ुंचा-ए-ना-शगुफ़्ता को दूर से मत दिखा कि यूँ
बोसे को पूछता हूँ मैं मुँह से मुझे बता कि यूँ
ghuncha-e-naa-shagufta ko duur se mat dikhaa ki yuu.n
bosey ko puuchhtaa huu.n mai.n mu.nh se mujhe bataa ki yuu.n
(DG 117:1716)
Meaning
Do not show me a bud from afar
I ask for a kiss, show me by making that gesture with your mouth
Explanation:
Supposing two people are flirting in an assembly. He gestures a kiss from a distance and she responds shyly by showing him a bud (which looks like a kiss). He is not satisfied. He wants her to drop her coy attitude and respond with a gesture of a kiss.
In other words, the poet is egging his beloved on to be as bold as he is.
A fine combination of female shyness and male boldness, so common in flirting.