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1256,
1
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{1256,1}

kaise naaz-o-taba;xtur se ham apne yaar ko dekhaa hai
nau gul jaise jalvah kare us rashk-e bahaar ko dekhaa hai

1) with what coquetry and strutting/swaying [in her gait], we have seen our beloved
2) the way a new rose would show its glory/appearance, we have seen that envy of the springtime

 

Notes:

taba;xtur : 'Walking with a proud and self-conceited gait, strutting; inclining from side to side in walking'. (Platts p.308)

S. R. Faruqi:

The opening-verse is by way of introduction.

FWP:

SETS
MOTIFS
NAMES
TERMS

The verse is a big nothing-- so unlike Mir at his normal level (not to speak of his best).

Note for grammar fans: It seems like adding insult to injury that he didn't even bother to give us a ne .