Although all idols (beauties) plunder faith and religion, by God, that particular infidel beloved is something truly extraordinary.
In Urdu poetry, the beloved is playfully called a faith-plundering 'idol' whose irresistible charm shatters pious devotion. The poet humorously admits that while all beauties are guilty of ruining a lover's faith, this specific beloved is simply in a league of their own. The real delight lies in the irony: to describe the sheer wonder of this 'infidel idol', the poet can't help but instinctively invoke God's own name in pure awe.
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