Naaz-o-andaaz-o-ada Se Tumhein Sharm Aane Lagi — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
You have come to feel shy of your own coquetry, style, and charm. That transient splendour of beauty which once was, is no longer there.
Explanation
The poet notices that the beloved now feels shy about her own charm, grace, and playful gestures. She seems almost embarrassed by the very things that once defined her beauty. And so the poet gently sighs: that earlier splendor of beauty, so full and radiant, is no longer what it used to be. Beauty, he reminds us, is fleeting and temporary. Time changes everything, even the confidence and glow of youth. There is a tender sadness here, a quiet mourning for a moment that has passed and cannot return. The couplet captures how fragile and passing all loveliness truly is.
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