Jo Kuchh Hai Mahv-e-shokhi-e-abru-e-yar Hai — Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
Everything that exists is completely absorbed in the playful charm of the beloved's eyebrow; now let someone place their eyes upon a shelf and gaze.
Explanation
The poet imagines the entire universe utterly captivated by just the playful, teasing arch of the beloved's eyebrow. The phrase 'setting one's eyes on a shelf' is a clever play on an old idiom about casting aside all hesitation and conventional shame. It suggests that ordinary human vision isn't enough to take in such overpowering beauty—one has to dare to look with total abandon and breathless wonder.
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