May God cure the college of Aligarh from all ailments, for it is filled with the sons of the rich, the wealthy, and the noble.
This couplet uses biting satire cleverly disguised as a heartfelt prayer. The poet asks God to cure Aligarh College of its ailments, only to reveal in the punchline that the disease itself is the influx of pampered aristocrats and privileged youth. Beneath the playful wit lies a timeless critique of how entitlement and elite vanity can derail the true, transformative mission of education.
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