How could anyone believe that the true nature or essence of the heart has changed? When has air ever turned into dust, or fire ever become water?
In this couplet, the poet speaks of the unyielding and elemental nature of love. The term 'qalb-e-maahiyat' refers to an alchemical transmutation—an impossible change in fundamental essence. Just as nature's core elements cannot contradict themselves, with wind never turning to soil and fire never transforming into water, a heart truly in love can never alter its deep, burning reality.
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