Ai Junoon Dasht-e-adam Ke Kooch Ka Saamaan Kiya — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
O madness, you have prepared for the journey to the desert of non-existence; I have torn the garment of my body from the collar all the way down to the hem.
Explanation
The poet speaks to his own madness, saying it has prepared him for a journey toward nothingness, toward the desert of non-existence. To get ready for this departure, he has torn the garment of his body from top to bottom. The body here is just a robe covering the soul. By ripping it apart, the poet shows his wild passion and his readiness to leave the physical world behind. It's a powerful image of a lover or seeker so consumed by longing that he's willing to abandon even his own form to reach the beyond.
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