नज़र-बाज़ी तिलिस्म-ए-वहशत-आबाद-ए-परिस्ताँ है रहा बेगाना-ए-तासीर अफ़्सूँ आश्नाई का
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning

The exchange of glances is like a magical illusion of a frenzy-filled fairyland, while the magic spell of acquaintance and intimacy remained completely ineffective.

Explanation

Here, the poet reflects on the intoxicating yet deceptive power of romantic glances. Meeting each other's eyes creates the dizzying illusion of an enchanted fairyland, but it is a realm born of madness and wild longing rather than true peace. In the end, despite all the magical promise of falling in love and growing close, the spell remained hollow and failed to make any real, lasting connection.

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