Junun Tohmat-kash-e-taskin Na Ho Gar Shadmani Ki — Mirza Ghalib
जुनूँ तोहमत-कश-ए-तस्कीं न हो गर शादमानी की
नमक-पाश-ए-ख़राश-ए-दिल है लज़्ज़त ज़िंदगानी की
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
If madness were not accused of finding solace in joy, then the pleasure of life is nothing more than salt sprinkled on the wounds of the heart.
Explanation
Ghalib touches upon the bitter paradox of deep feeling and worldly joys here. People wrongly assume that the lover's madness seeks comfort in superficial happiness, but to a heart already carved open by passion, that is an unfair charge. In reality, the so-called delights of conventional life bring no relief—they only sting like salt rubbed into an open wound.
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