Ek Aalam Kohkan Ki Tarah Sar Phodega Ab — Nazeer Akbarabadi
Meaning
If the sweetness of your speech continues like this, then now a whole world will smash its head against the stone, just as Kohkan (Farhad) did.
Explanation
The poet is gently teasing his beloved about her sweet words. Kohkan is another name for Farhad, the famous lover from the Shirin and Farhad legend, who carved through a mountain and finally dashed his head against the rocks out of longing. Here the poet says that if your speech keeps being this sweet, then a whole world of people will fall so madly in love that they will break their heads like Farhad did. The word Shirin means sweet, but it is also the name of Farhad's beloved, so there is a lovely play on words. In short, your charming, honeyed voice is so irresistible that countless admirers may lose themselves completely, just like Farhad.
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