Mira Dil Mangte Hain Ariyat Ahl-e-havas Shayad — Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
Perhaps the people of lust or greed are asking to borrow my heart because they wish to attend the ocean's banquet today.
Explanation
The poet creates a brilliant contrast between the shallow greed of worldly people and the boundless, oceanic depth of a true lover's heart. An invitation to a feast hosted by the ocean calls for an immense capacity—an ability to face boundless depths without drowning. Knowing that their own petty hearts would fail them in such grandeur, these seekers of vanity come asking to borrow the poet's vast and generous heart.
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