Kis Khushi Ki Khabar Suna Ke Mujhe — Dagh Dehlvi
किस ख़ुशी की ख़बर सुना के मुझे
ग़म का पुतला बना दिया तू ने
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
What kind of joyful news did you share with me that, instead, you ended up turning me into an embodiment of grief?
Explanation
There is a heartbreaking irony at the center of this couplet—someone brought what was supposed to be good news, but it ended up shattering the lover completely. The metaphor of becoming an 'effigy of grief' (gham ka putla) is deeply evocative; it portrays a person so paralyzed by unexpected heartbreak that they cease being a living soul and turn into a lifeless monument of pure sorrow.
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