Vahin Chashm-e-hur PhaDak Ga.i Abhi Pi Na Thi Ki Bahak Ga.i — Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
Whenever wine suddenly spilled from the cup of an ecstatic reveller, the houri's eye twitched on the spot and she became intoxicated without even taking a drink.
Explanation
This couplet paints a delightfully playful yet profound picture of earthly passion outshining paradise itself. The poet imagines a single drop spilling from an ecstatic lover’s cup, and the mere sight of it is enough to make a celestial houri swoon before she has even taken a sip. It celebrates true inner ecstasy—suggesting that the raw, burning intoxication of a genuine lover holds a magic potent enough to disarm even heaven's purest beings.
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