Pas-e-parda Bhi Laila Haath Rakh Leti Hai Ankhon Par — Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
Whenever the frail dust of Qais touches Laila's camel-litter, she covers her eyes with her hand even while seated behind the veil.
Explanation
This couplet paints an extraordinarily tender and heartbreaking picture of love. Qais (Majnun) has withered away in the desert to the point that nothing of him remains except a fragile wisp of dust drifting toward Laila’s camel-litter. On the surface, Laila covers her eyes naturally to shield them from the dust, but emotionally, she instantly senses her lover's ruined presence. Even from behind the veil, the pain and modesty are so overwhelming that she cannot bear to face what love has reduced him to.
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