sherKuch Alfaaz
kitne shirin hain tere lab ki raqib galiyan kha ke be-maza na hua how sweet are your honeyed lips, that even though my foe was abused by you, is not, in an unhappy state ghalib uses a clever metaphor to describe the charm of the beloved. usually, insults leave a bitter taste, but the poet suggests that the beloved's voice and lips are so sweet that even her abuses feel pleasurable to the rival. it highlights the intoxicating power of the beloved's speech, regardless of the content.
