हर एक बात पे कहते हो तुम कि तू क्या है
तुम्हीं कहो कि ये अंदाज़-ए-गुफ़्तुगू क्या है
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
You keep telling me what you are regarding every single thing; tell me yourself, what is this style of conversation?
Explanation
This masterful couplet captures the exquisite confusion of love. The speaker is frustrated by the beloved's constant need to define herself—to explain her existence. But the poet asks, 'Why are you so focused on defining yourself, when the very magic of our conversation, the *andaaz-e-guftugu*, is something that needs no definition?' It suggests that true beauty and emotion defy simple explanation.
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