MuD Ke Dekha To Main Ne Kab Dekha — Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
I turned back and looked only after I had gone far away from the watchman.
Explanation
In this couplet, the poet captures the delicate tension between breaking free and the quiet urge to glance back. The 'paasbaan' (sentinel or watchman) symbolizes the strict surveillance of society or circumstance, where looking back too soon could mean getting caught. It is only after wandering safely out of reach that the traveler dares to turn around, showing that even true liberation is tinged with a bittersweet longing for what was left behind.
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