रू-ब-रू उस ज़ुल्फ़ के दाम-ए-बला क्या चीज़ है उस निगह के सामने तीर-ए-क़ज़ा क्या चीज़ है
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning

In front of the snare of the beloved's tresses, the trap of calamity is insignificant, and before that deadly glance, the arrow of destiny holds no power.

Explanation

Here, the poet playfully surrenders to the irresistible danger of the beloved's charms, placing them far above the cruelest forces of fate. The beloved's cascading hair is imagined as a snare far more perilous than any earthly calamity, while their piercing glance strikes deeper than the very arrow of destiny. It is a classic celebration of romantic helplessness, where the sweet peril of love easily outmatches whatever hardships the universe could ever threaten.

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