आईना

Aaina

Persian

From Persian 'āyīna' (آئینه), meaning mirror. In Sufi and classical Urdu poetry, the mirror is a profound symbol — it reflects truth, beauty, and the self. Telling someone not to gaze too long in the mirror implies vanity and warns against being ensnared by one's own beauty at the cost of love.

Persian: آئینه (āyīna) — mirror, looking glass

Symbol of vanity, self-reflection, and truth in Urdu poetic tradition