ऐ 'वली' जो लिबास तन पे रखा आशिक़ाँ के नज़िक लिबासी है
— Wali Dakhani
Meaning

O Wali, the garment that you have worn upon your body is, in the eyes of lovers, merely a superficial disguise.

Explanation

Wali plays wonderfully with words here, contrasting 'libas' (garment) with 'libasi' (that which is superficial or counterfeit). In the world of true love, lovers look past social pretenses, physical attire, and worldly status, seeing them merely as a mask that hides the authentic self. For them, genuine devotion requires the soul to shed every outer disguise and stand in complete, unvarnished honesty.

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