Ta-kuja Ye Parda-dari-ha-e-ishq-o-laf-e-husn — Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
How long will this concealment of love and boastfulness of beauty continue? Let both worlds brace themselves, for I am finally coming to my senses.
Explanation
In this fiery couplet, the poet casts aside the quiet surrender typical of a lover and announces an electrifying awakening. He questions why love must forever remain hidden while beauty boasts arrogantly of its supremacy. By warning both worlds to brace themselves as he returns to his senses, he reveals that a conscious, empowered lover possesses a force grand enough to shake the entire universe.
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