Beh Natawan Hoon Ki Hoon Dar Nazar Nahin Aata — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
I have grown so weak that I can no longer be seen even when in view; my condition too has become like that of your slender waist, which is barely visible.
Explanation
The poet is saying he has grown so weak and frail that he can barely be seen anymore. He has almost faded away into nothing. Then he makes a clever, tender comparison. He says his condition has become just like his beloved's slender waist, which is so delicate and thin that it too is said to be almost invisible. So there is a sweet playfulness here. On one hand he laments his own weakness, and on the other he praises the beloved's famously fine, slim waist. The two states meet in one image, both so slight that they escape the eye. It is a gentle blend of longing and admiration.
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