मुरव्वत से हो बेगाना वफ़ा से दूर हो कोसों ये सच है नाज़नीं हो ख़ूबसूरत हो मगर क्या हो
— Nazm Tabatabai
Meaning

You are devoid of kindness and leagues away from faithfulness; it is true that you are delicate and beautiful, but what is the use of that?

Explanation

The poet speaks to the beloved with gentle yet piercing honesty, reminding them that mere physical elegance is hollow on its own. While acknowledging that the beloved is exceptionally delicate and enchanting, the speaker questions the worth of that beauty if it lacks essential empathy and loyalty. It is a tender reflection on how true charm lives in warmth of character and constancy, not merely in a lovely face.

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