Khalish

Unspoken 1
Touchstone, 24k gold impression
2.6 x 2 x h3.9 cm
Art Jewellery, Miniature Sculpture
2022 / India / Unique
Code: YKIN2207-3

Khalish
(pricking, pain, unease, dissatisfaction, worry, scare, care, solicitude, anxiety, putting a stop to, interruption, apprehension, suspicion, misgiving)

koī mere dil se pūchhe tire tīr-e-nīm-kash ko,
ye ḳhalish kahāñ se hotī jo jigar ke paar hotā 

-Mirza Ghalib

"What pain your arrow, partly drawn, inflicts upon my heart
cleanly through if it had gone, would it this sting impart?"