Gul-o-aina Kya Khurshid-o-mah Kya — Mir Taqi Mir
गुल-ओ-आईना क्या ख़ुरशीद-ओ-मह क्या
जिधर देखा तिधर तेरा ही रू था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
What is the rose and the mirror, or what is the sun and the moon? Wherever I looked, there was only your form.
Explanation
This masterful couplet is a profound declaration of obsessive love. The poet questions the significance of all worldly beauties—the garden, the mirror, the sun, and the moon—because wherever he looks, he only sees the reflection of his beloved. His love is so consuming that it overshadows every other beautiful sight. It suggests that the beloved's presence is the only reality that matters to him.
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