Hai Yahi Raah Manzil-e-maqsud — Dagh Dehlvi
है यही राह मंज़िल-ए-मक़्सूद
ख़ूब रस्ते लगा दिया तू ने
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
Is this really the path to my desired destination? You have indeed set me on quite a path.
Explanation
There is a wonderful, biting irony at play in this couplet. On the surface, the poet seems to thank the beloved or destiny for showing the way to the desired goal, but the Urdu idiom 'raste laga dena' holds a double meaning. Beneath the polite gratitude lies a sharp reproach—instead of guiding me to my dream, you have simply dismissed me and cast me out into the wilderness of heartache.
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