गई यक-ब-यक जो हवा पलट नहीं दिल को मेरे क़रार है करूँ उस सितम को मैं क्या बयाँ मिरा ग़म से सीना फ़िगार है
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning

As the situation changed all of a sudden, my heart has found no peace; how can I describe this cruelty when my chest is wounded with grief?

Explanation

The poet speaks of an abrupt, heart-wrenching twist of fate—using the sudden shift of the wind as a metaphor for love or fortune turning against him without warning. This unexpected rupture leaves the heart utterly unmoored and restless, stripped of all peace. The emotional wound is so profound and lacerating ('seena figaar') that words fall short of conveying the sheer weight of this sorrow.

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