The mirror could not bear the sight of the luminous cheek, and upon hitting the mirror, the radiance of the face reflected and turned back.
The poet takes the simple act of light reflecting off a mirror and spins it into an exquisite compliment. The beloved's face is imagined to be so intensely radiant that even the mirror cannot bear its brilliance, forcing the light to turn back in retreat. It is a charming piece of poetic exaggeration, where even glass is humbled and overwhelmed by sheer, blinding beauty.
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