मिरे दिल कूँ किया बे-ख़ुद तिरी अँखियाँ ने आख़िर कूँ
कि ज्यूँ बेहोश करती है शराब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
— Wali Dakhani
Meaning
Finally, your eyes have made my heart lose its senses, just as wine gradually intoxicates and knocks a person unconscious.
Explanation
Wali beautifully compares the spell of the beloved's eyes to fine wine, whose intoxication creeps up quietly and unnoticed. The lover doesn't realize he is drifting out of his senses until he is completely enthralled, powerless yet utterly content. It captures the sweet, gentle surrender of falling in love—not through sudden shock, but through a gradual, enchanting daze.
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