Kare Na Khana-kharabi Teri Nadamat-e-jaur — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
May your remorse for your cruelty not ruin your house, for the water of shame surges just like tearful, weeping eyes.
Explanation
The poet speaks to his beloved, who has been cruel. He worries that her regret over that cruelty might itself bring her ruin. Why? Because the water of shame welling up in her eyes carries the same force and flood as tears. He fears that her remorse, like weeping, could overwhelm and destroy her home. There is tenderness here: even as he suffers her unkindness, he does not want her to be harmed by her own guilt. The blush of shame and the flow of tears are seen as one and the same, both rising with a powerful, uncontrollable surge.
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