Today, day and night are locked in a fight with each other; O radiant sun-faced beloved, is the ribbon tying your dark tresses not woven with golden thread?

Here, the poet turns a fleeting moment of the beloved styling their hair into a dramatic cosmic drama. The pitch-black tresses represent the night, while the shimmering golden ribbon (zari) woven into the braid brings the brilliance of daylight. Seeing them tightly entwined, the lover imagines that day and night have seized each other by the collar in an epic, passionate duel. It is a wonderfully playful metaphor that makes the beloved's everyday beauty feel magical and larger than life.