Murghan-e-bagh Aatish-e-gul Ne Jala Diye — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
The fire of the roses burned the garden's birds to death, and the fowler, wringing his hands in regret, left the garden.
Explanation
Picture a garden where the flowers are blooming so intensely that their red glow looks like fire. The poet says this fire of the blossoms has already burned up the birds of the garden. So when the hunter arrives, hoping to trap some birds, he finds none left to catch. He walks away empty-handed, rubbing his hands in disappointment. The couplet plays with beauty and destruction together. The very splendor of the garden, the dazzling flowers, has consumed the birds before any outside danger could reach them. It suggests that sometimes beauty itself overwhelms us, and that fate can undo a schemer's plans. The hunter's loss becomes almost a quiet, ironic justice.
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