वो आँखें सामरी-फ़न हैं वो लब ईसा-नफ़स देखो मुझी पर सेहर होते हैं मुझी पर दम भी होते हैं
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning

Look, those eyes possess the sorcery of Samiri and those lips have the life-giving breath of Jesus; it is upon me alone that magic spells are cast, and upon me alone that healing breaths are blown.

Explanation

The poet paints a stunning paradox of love using two iconic legends: the beloved's eyes possess the hypnotic sorcery of Samiri, while their lips carry the miraculous, life-giving breath of Jesus. The lover finds himself blissfully trapped in this contradiction—first utterly bewitched and slain by a glance, only to be revived and healed by a gentle whisper. It captures how the beloved holds both the power to ruin you and the grace to breathe you back to life.

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