महरम है हबाब-ए-आब-ए-रवाँ सूरज की किरन है उस पे लिपट जाली की कुर्ती है वो बला गोटे की धनक फिर वैसी ही
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning

The inner bodice resembles a bubble on running water wrapped in a ray of sunlight, while the netted tunic over it is devastatingly captivating with its rainbow-like brocade border.

Explanation

Here, the poet paints an exquisite and sensory picture of the beloved’s delicate, translucent attire. The inner bodice is compared to a fragile bubble on flowing water kissed by a ray of sunlight, accentuating a soft, glowing allure. Layered over it, the netted tunic and gleaming rainbow-like brocade border create a vision so captivating that it feels like sheer, sweet calamity for the beholder.

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