दिल दे के किया हम ने तिरी ज़ुल्फ़ का सौदा इक आप बला अपने लिए मोल ख़रीदी
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning

By trading my heart for your tresses, I have willfully purchased a calamity for myself.

Explanation

In Urdu poetry, the beloved's 'zulf' (tresses) represents a snare of sweet torment, confusion, and beautiful entrapment. With a touch of wry wit, the lover admits that by surrendering his heart for those dark curls, he willingly invited trouble into his life. It beautifully captures the tender paradox of passion: knowing full well that love leads to ruin and restlessness, yet walking into that chaos with open arms.

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