Dosti Us Sanam-e-aafat-e-imaan Se Kare — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
Would a believer still befriend that idol who is a calamity to faith? Surely only an enemy of faith would do such a thing.
Explanation
This couplet gently teases the idea of faith and love. The poet speaks of a beloved who is like a storm to one's faith — beautiful, yet dangerous to a devout heart. He wonders: would any true believer still choose to befriend such a tempting figure, one who shakes the very foundations of belief? There's a quiet irony here. The poet suggests that anyone who falls for this captivating beloved must be, in some sense, an enemy of their own faith. It captures that timeless tension between devotion to the divine and the pull of earthly love, where beauty itself becomes a test of one's steadfastness.
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