Na Ho Vahshat-kash-e-dars-e-sarab-e-satr-e-agahi — Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
Do not be bewildered by the lesson from the mirage-like lines of awareness; I am merely dust of the road, and my twists and turns have no purpose.
Explanation
Ghalib gently warns us not to lose our peace trying to decode some grand, intellectual truth in his life or words, calling the pursuit of such rigid wisdom a mere mirage. Using the poignant image of roadside dust swirling in the breeze, he describes his own existence as an aimless dance with no hidden agenda or final destination. It is a wonderfully freeing reflection, inviting us to stop overanalyzing life's twists and turns and instead make peace with its beautiful, chaotic purposelessness.
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