Someone as beautiful as you could murder love? The crimson stain on your hem is likely merely an illusion.

In classical ghazal tradition, the beloved is often seen as a lethal enchantress whose hem is stained with the blood of sacrificed lovers. Here, the poet is so utterly dazzled by the beloved's radiant beauty that he refuses to accept her cruelty, gently convincing himself that the crimson stain must be nothing more than a trick of the eye. It perfectly captures that bittersweet state of infatuation where the lover would rather doubt his own senses than admit that the one he adores could cause such ruin.