Great poetry lives in what it does not say. This line forces the listener to ask: Why?
We do not know the exact source of this couplet. It floats through WhatsApp forwards, ghazal mehfils, and old film songs. But its anonymity adds to its power. It feels like a universal folk memory – a warning whispered by grandmothers, a sigh heard through the walls of a haveli. Woh Mangal Raat Suhani Thi Wo Piya Se Chudne Wali Thi