Munh Chhupa Aab Tu Na Mashaatin Se Ai Khursheed Roo — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
O sun-faced one, do not hide your face now from the maids who adorn you; like the revolving sky, you have kept me wandering and bewildered for years.
Explanation
The poet addresses someone whose face shines like the sun. He gently says: now there's no need to hide your face from the women who adorn you, from those who help you dress and prepare. You've already kept me wandering for years, lost and restless, spinning around like the turning sky. The image compares his endless longing to the ceaseless revolving of the heavens. Just as the sky never stops moving, his heart has never found rest, forever circling the beloved. It's a tender complaint, blending admiration for the beloved's radiant beauty with the ache of waiting so long, left dizzy and homeless in devotion.
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