Sayyad Asir-e-daam-e-rag-e-gul Ho Andalib — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
O nightingale, may the hunter himself be trapped in the net of the rose-petal's veins—for, hidden away, he keeps displaying snare and grain to it.
Explanation
Picture a nightingale already caught in a trap woven from the delicate veins of a rose. It is completely ensnared by its love for beauty. So the poet asks the hunter, with gentle irony, why he even bothers hiding and showing his net and bait. There is no need for such tricks. The bird is already a willing prisoner, trapped by the charm of the flower itself. When the heart is captured by beauty, no outside snare is required. Love itself becomes the cage, and the lover surrenders gladly, needing no temptation to keep it there.
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