Kashakash-ha-e-hasti Se Kare Kya Sa.i-e-azadi — Mirza Ghalib
कशाकश-हा-ए-हस्ती से करे क्या सई-ए-आज़ादी
हुई ज़ंजीर मौज-ए-आब को फ़ुर्सत रवानी की
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
Why should one make an effort to escape the struggles of life? For a wave of water, its very freedom to flow has become its chain.
Explanation
Ghalib captures the tragic beauty of human existence through the stunning image of a water wave. The wave appears free as it flows, yet that very movement is its trap—if it stops flowing, it ceases to exist altogether. In the same way, the restlessness and struggles of life are not external burdens we can escape; they are the very essence of being alive.
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