If your intention is to steal hearts by lining your eyes with kohl, then simply lock eyes with me; tell me, what do you say to that?

Here, the poet playfully teases the beloved, seeing right through the artifice of their adornment. Applying kohl to the eyes is clearly a deliberate ploy to bewitch and steal hearts, but rather than shy away, the lover cheekily calls the bluff. He invites a direct glance—if you are so confident in your enchanting gaze, look me in the eye and let's see whose heart is truly conquered!