Ishq-e-gul Mein Wahi Bulbul Ka Fighaan Ho Ki Jo Tha — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
In the love of the rose, may the nightingale's lament remain just as it was, and from the moon's radiance may the flax-thread's condition stay just as it was.
Explanation
The poet longs for things to be just as they once were. Let the nightingale cry out for love of the rose exactly as it did before, with that same aching passion. And let the flax feel the moonlight the way it always used to, glowing and responding just as it once did. In both images, the poet is wishing that the old intensity, the old connection between lover and beloved, has not faded. It's a tender hope that nothing precious has been lost, that the heart still feels as deeply, and that love and beauty continue to stir the world the way they always have.
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