2013-01-22

nautilid replied to your post: The seven stages of love in Urdu: حب - Hub -…

Death? As in, like, falling out of love, or literally dying/eternity/afterlife?

Perishing. In Urdu and Pakistani culture, the lover is seen as a moth near a light. And moths die near powerful light. In this case, the light is the Beloved. So Urdu poetry often speaks of a lover who perishes in love. Such is their blind devotion.

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