Gul Yaadgar-e-chehra-e-khuban Hai Be-khabar — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The remembrance of your face is an unknowing, fragrant flower, and the rooster in the garden is the sign of a sweet-tongued man.
Explanation
This couplet draws a delicate comparison. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the memory of the beloved's face is like an unaware, fragrant flower. Just as this flower exists naturally, the rooster in the garden signifies a sweet-tongued man. Mir Taqi Mir uses this contrast to describe how the memory of the beloved is a beautiful, natural, yet effortless thing, while the rooster points to a noticeable, characteristic trait in a person's speech.
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