آفت کا ٹکڑا

Urdu translation: Mischivious; trouble-finder; trouble-maker; unrestraint

15:51 Nov 24, 2008
English to Urdu translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
English term or phrase: آفت کا ٹکڑا
this is from a Ghalib couplet. The whole phrase is
main, aur ik afat ka tukra vo dile-wahshi ki
mlundin
Local time: 12:28
Urdu translation:Mischivious; trouble-finder; trouble-maker; unrestraint
Explanation:
Ghalib is speaking of a heart that follows its whim and not logic or prudence, and doing so is as if one is intentionally looking for trouble.

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Qudsia Lone
United States
Local time: 13:28
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thank you. I feel a little like this couplet recently. :(
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4 +4Mischivious; trouble-finder; trouble-maker; unrestraint
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Mischivious; trouble-finder; trouble-maker; unrestraint


Explanation:
Ghalib is speaking of a heart that follows its whim and not logic or prudence, and doing so is as if one is intentionally looking for trouble.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-11-24 18:37:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped with the translation.

Qudsia Lone
United States
Local time: 13:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Urdu
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you. I feel a little like this couplet recently. :(

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
1 hr

agree  Irshad Muhammad
1 hr

agree  Kamran Nadeem
1 hr

agree  Zakir Hussain: mischievous, silly
63 days
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