Suragh-avara-e-arz-e-do-alam Shor-e-mahshar Huun — Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
I am the clamor of Judgment Day wandering in search of the expanse of both worlds, while the dust of my existence spreads its wings far beyond the desert of non-existence.
Explanation
Ghalib paints a breathtaking, cosmic portrait of the human soul's boundlessness here. He suggests that even the immense uproar of Judgment Day, which shakes both heaven and earth, is merely a wanderer searching for the trace of his vast existence. His true essence transcends reality entirely; even the infinite desert of non-existence ('adam') cannot contain him, as the dust of his being spreads its wings far beyond nothingness itself.
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