तिरी अबरू व-तेग़-ए-तेज़ तो हम-दम हैं ये दोनों
हुए हैं दिल जिगर भी सामने रुस्तम हैं ये दोनों
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Your beautiful, sharp, and intense love, dear friend, both of you are. Both of you are before the heart and liver, like Rustam.
Explanation
This powerful couplet describes the beloved's captivating charm. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, says that the beloved's beauty (abroo) and sharp gaze (tegh-e-tez) are companions (humdam) to the speaker. But the danger is even greater: the heart and liver itself stand ready before the beloved, like a formidable warrior (Rustom)! It suggests that the beloved's allure is so overwhelming that even the speaker's very essence is ready to be conquered.
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