aaina dekh ke kahte hain sanvarne vaale aaj be-maut marenge mire marne vaale on seeing her own reflection she is moved to say ere their time, my paramours shall perish this day the speaker hears admirers/beautifiers praising themselves in the mirror, and turns that scene into a sharp boast. he implies his charm and presence are so overpowering that even his rivals’ ill-wishing rebounds on them. “dying without death” is a metaphor for being consumed by envy and frustration. the couplet’s emotional core is proud, taunting irony.

hashr tak be-gunahi naaz karegi mujh par vo mira teri nigahon men bura ho jaana

nazuki qamat-e-zeba ki bayan kya kiije pairahan bhi jahan uslub-e-nazakat mange

aaina dekh ke kahte hain sanvarne vaale aaj be-maut marenge mire marne vaale on seeing her own reflection she is moved to say ere their time, my paramours shall perish this day the speaker hears admirers/beautifiers praising themselves in the mirror, and turns that scene into a sharp boast. he implies his charm and presence are so overpowering that even his rivals’ ill-wishing rebounds on them. “dying without death” is a metaphor for being consumed by envy and frustration. the couplet’s emotional core is proud, taunting irony.

hashr tak be-gunahi naaz karegi mujh par vo mira teri nigahon men bura ho jaana

nazuki qamat-e-zeba ki bayan kya kiije pairahan bhi jahan uslub-e-nazakat mange