If Yusuf is standing face to face and you arrive there, even Zulaikha's focused gaze will be divided and turned away from him toward you.
In Eastern poetry, Prophet Yusuf represents the absolute pinnacle of human beauty, and Zulaikha is the archetype of an obsessive, unwavering adoration that could look at nothing else. The poet pays his beloved the ultimate compliment here: even if Yusuf himself stood before her, Zulaikha's legendary gaze would waver and turn aside the moment the beloved appeared. It is a breathtaking piece of romantic hyperbole, suggesting that the beloved's grace possesses a charm capable of dividing even the most singular, devoted heart.
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