Aweza Tere Gosh Ka Ho Is Ummid Par — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
In the hope of becoming the pendant for your ear, so many an agate has come forth out of the mine.
Explanation
Here the poet plays with a beautiful image. He imagines the precious agate stones, the aqeeq, longing to become an earring that would hang from his beloved's ear. Hoping for that honour, to simply touch her, so many of these jewels gave up their place and slipped out of the ear. It's a tender, almost playful way of saying how desirable the beloved is. Even lifeless stones yearn to be near her, and in their eagerness they tumble away. The couplet celebrates her charm through the devotion of these little gems, each one willing to lose everything for the chance to adorn her.
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