Jhalak Rahi Hai Sar-e-shakh-e-mizha Khuun Ki Buund — Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
A drop of blood is glistening at the tip of the eyelash branch, just as a bud appears on a tree before the fruit.
Explanation
The poet beautifully imagines the eyelashes as tree branches, and the tear of blood resting upon them as a nascent red bud. In the natural world, a bud must blossom before the fruit can ever ripen; similarly, this drop of blood signifies only the poignant beginning of love's deep suffering. It is a striking, tender image suggesting that while the heartache is already severe enough to weep blood, the full, ultimate harvest of this pain is still to come.
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