O lightning, we wept so much, keeping this sleeve upon your face; do not look at the memory of my weeping eyes with such a glance.

This couplet is a deeply melancholic plea. The poet addresses 'Bijli' (lightning/electricity), which often symbolizes a harsh, observing force or a critical eye. He asks the observer not to look at the memory of his tears (यादगार-ए-चश्म-ए-गिर्याँ) with half-hearted pity. It is a poignant request for dignity—to acknowledge the depth of pain without minimizing it or treating it as a mere spectacle.