दर्द तो मौजूद है दिल में दवा हो या न हो बंदगी हालत से ज़ाहिर है ख़ुदा हो या न हो
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning

Pain is certainly present in the heart whether there is a cure or not, and devotion is evident from one's state whether God exists or not.

Explanation

This couplet captures the sheer purity of love and surrender, where the emotion itself is complete and asks for no reward. The poet suggests that heartache is real regardless of whether a cure exists, just as their humble, broken state reflects true worship—even if there is no God to acknowledge it. It turns devotion inward: the beauty lies in the authenticity of feeling and loving unconditionally, not in receiving a response.

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