I had no expectations at all from the sky (fate), nor did I ever make any wish whatsoever.
In Urdu poetry, 'charkh' refers to the revolving heavens or fickle fate, which is often seen as indifferent to human suffering. The speaker speaks with a quiet, dignified resignation, explaining that because destiny never promised kindness, they simply refused to harbor any desires at all. It is a deeply relatable portrait of emotional self-defense—where abandoning hope becomes the only way to guard one's heart against heartbreak.
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