वो हवा न रही वो चमन न रहा वो गली न रही वो हसीं न रहे वो फ़लक न रहा वो समाँ न रहा वो मकाँ न रहे वो मकीं न रहे
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning

Neither that breeze nor that garden remained, neither that street nor those beautiful people remained; neither that sky nor that atmosphere remained, neither those houses nor their dwellers remained.

Explanation

This couplet is a poignant lament for a lost era, capturing the sheer finality with which time sweeps everything away. The poet mourns not just the physical landscape—the fragrant breeze, the blooming garden, and the beloved's lane—but also the sky, the homes, and the cherished souls who once gave those spaces meaning. It expresses a universal ache: the realization that both the stage of our youth and the people who brought it to life eventually vanish into memory.

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