फिर किसी काम का बाक़ी नहीं रहता इंसाँ
सच तो ये है कि मोहब्बत भी बला होती है
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning
A person is left fit for nothing after falling in love; the truth is that love too is a calamity.
Explanation
We often romanticize love as a blessing, but this sher honestly lays bare its sweet, devastating cost. The poet observes that once true passion takes hold, it entirely detaches a person from worldly ambition and practicality. Calling love a 'bala' (a calamity or affliction) captures the tragic paradox of an emotion so overwhelming that it leaves you helplessly consumed and utterly undone.
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