कहूँ मैं जिस से उसे होवे सुनते ही वहशत
फिर अपना क़िस्सा-ए-वहशत कहूँ तो किस से कहूँ
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning
Whoever I speak to is instantly struck with dread upon hearing it; to whom then should I recount this tale of my wild despair?
Explanation
This couplet touches on the absolute loneliness of carrying a sorrow so profound that it terrifies anyone who tries to listen. The speaker's 'wahshat'—a wild, desolating madness born of grief—is so intense that people recoil merely hearing of it. Caught in this tragic loop, the poet longs to pour his heart out, yet realizes that his pain is simply too heavy for the world to bear.
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