The brilliant radiance itself has become a veil over the beloved's face, leaving one to wonder with what kind of eyes they could ever be seen.
The poet gives us a breathtaking paradox: usually a veil conceals and light reveals, but the Beloved's radiance is so blinding that the light itself acts as an impenetrable veil. Just as staring into the brilliant sun leaves you blind to its details, this divine effulgence overwhelms human perception. It leaves the lover wondering what kind of extraordinary, spiritual eyes one must possess to ever truly behold such boundless beauty.
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