आँखोंमे उसकी मैंने जो (Aankhonme Uski Maine Jo) -- Ghulam Hamdani 'Musahfi'

[Urdu Couplet #24]

आँखोंमे उसकी मैंने जो तसवीर खींच ली 

सुरमेने उसकी चश्मके शमशीर खींच ली 

Aankhon me uski maine jo tasveer khich li

Surmene uski chashm ke shamsheer khich li

Ghulam Hamdani 'Musahfi'
(1751 - 1824)

तसवीर (tasveer) = picture; सुरमा (surma) = kohl; चश्म (chashm) = eyes; शमशीर (shamsheer) = sword

[English Meaning]

As I clicked her picture in my eyes

The kohl in her eyes was like a drawn sword

Note: The couplet means 'As I saw her, I felt the kohl in her eyes were like an open sword'. The poet uses the analogy between his beloved's kohl-smeared eyes and a sword to depict that the kohl added to the beauty of the eyes such that they were capable to kill like a sword.

About the Poet

गुलाम हमदानी 'मुसहफ़ी Ghulam Hamdani 'Musahfi' is considered as one of the classic poets of Urdu ghazal. Read more...