Asad Juz Ab-e-bakhshidan Ze-dariya Khizr Ko Kya Tha — Mirza Ghalib
Meaning
Asad, what else could Khizr offer from the river other than giving water? It would have been better if he had drowned Alexander's boat in the Fountain of Life.
Explanation
Ghalib brings his trademark witty skepticism to the legendary tale of Khizr guiding Alexander the Great toward the Fountain of Life. He casually remarks: what was so remarkable about Khizr merely offering a drink of water from a river? The true, audacious miracle would have been if Khizr had drowned Alexander's boat right inside that fountain of immortality! It is a brilliant and playful paradox—imagining a drowning that takes place inside the very waters of eternal life.
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