Kyuun Kufr Hai Didar-e-sanam Hazrat-e-va.iz — Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
O preacher, why is looking at the beloved considered infidelity? It is God who reveals the sight, and mortals are merely beholding it.
Explanation
In this delightfully witty verse, the poet challenges the rigid preacher who brands admiring a beloved's face as heresy. The reasoning is as graceful as it is profound: earthly beauty is, after all, the Divine's own handiwork, manifested by God Himself. Mortals are merely using their eyes to behold what the Creator has chosen to reveal, making human adoration not a sin, but a quiet celebration of divine artistry.
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