Asar-e-manzil-e-maqsood Nahin Duniya Mein — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
No trace of the desired destination remains in this world; whatever was there along the way was merely a caravan of shifting sand.
Explanation
This couplet gently reminds us that in this world there is no sign of a final destination, no resting place where the journey truly ends. Life is like a caravan of shifting sand, always moving, never settling. Just as sand on the road keeps flowing and changing shape, so too everything here stays in motion. What once was here does not remain the same. The poet invites us to accept this restlessness as the nature of existence. Instead of clinging to the idea of a fixed goal, we are asked to understand that the path itself is ever-changing. There is beauty and humility in realizing that nothing in this world stands still, and that movement, not arrival, is our constant companion.
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