इस तजाहुल का क्या ठिकाना है जान कर जो न मुद्दआ' जाने
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning

There is no limit to such feigned ignorance, where someone knows everything yet pretends not to understand the purpose.

Explanation

This couplet captures the exquisitely agonizing art of feigned innocence, known in Urdu poetry as 'tajāhul'. The beloved knows precisely what the lover's heart aches for, yet puts on an effortless mask of complete unawareness. It is not real indifference, but rather a playful and coquettish game where deliberate aloofness becomes the sweetest form of teasing.

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