Shaam Se Ta Subh Neend Aayi Na Ekdam Tujh Baghair — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
From evening until morning, without you not a moment of sleep came to me; my laments kindled a fire and my tears stirred up a storm.
Explanation
The poet describes a sleepless night spent longing for a beloved. From dusk until dawn, not a moment of sleep came without them. The whole night was a storm of emotion. His sighs and laments burned like fire inside him, while his tears flowed so freely they felt like a flood. In just two simple images, fire and flood, he captures the full force of separation. The heart ached with restless longing, and the eyes wept without pause. It is a tender picture of how deeply absence can wound us, turning a single night into something that feels endless and overwhelming.
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