Jo Na Naqd-e-dagh-e-dil Ki Kare Shola Pasbani — Mirza Ghalib
जो न नक़्द-ए-दाग़-ए-दिल की करे शोला पासबानी
तो फ़सुर्दगी निहाँ है ब-कमीन-ए-बे-ज़बानी
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
If the flame does not guard the treasure of the heart's wound, then cold desolation lies hidden in the ambush of speechlessness.
Explanation
Ghalib views the scars of love not as misfortunes, but as the heart's most precious wealth. He warns that unless a blazing flame of passion continuously guards this inner ache, a chilling numbness will creep in from the shadows. Silence here is not peace, but a dangerous ambush where cold despair waits to freeze the spirit the moment its inner fire dies down.
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