Ek Chashmak-e-do-sad Sinan-e-miza — Mir Taqi Mir
एक चश्मक-ए-दो-सद सिनान-ए-मिज़ा
इस नुकीले का बाँकपन देखा
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Like a spectacle of two hundred Sinans' glass, it observed the innocence of this sharp-edged wit.
Explanation
Mir Taqi Mir paints a vivid picture with this couplet. He says that the beloved's eyes are like 'two hundred swords'—sharp, dangerous, and deeply penetrating. Yet, despite this lethal beauty, he observes a strange 'innocence' or naivety in them. This contrast is heartbreaking. It suggests that even the most devastating beauty holds a vulnerability that the poet is drawn to, a mix of danger and softness.
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