ग़रीब-ख़ाना में लिल्लाह दो-घड़ी बैठो बहुत दिनों में तुम आए हो इस गली की तरफ़
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning

For God's sake, please sit for a little while in my humble home, as you have come toward this street after so many days.

Explanation

In this couplet, the lover makes an intensely heartfelt plea, humbly referring to his home as a 'gharib-khana'—a modest dwelling that feels poor without the beloved's presence. The desperate invocation 'lillah' (for God's sake) reveals just how deeply he has ached during this long separation. After an eternity of waiting, the beloved has finally wandered down this forgotten street, and he simply begs for a fleeting pause to savor a miracle he thought might never happen.

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