Kisi Ne Mol Na Puchha Dil-e-shikasta Ka — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
No one even asked the price of the broken heart; after all, who would buy a broken cup and what use would it be to them.
Explanation
The poet speaks of a broken heart and says that no one even asked its price. Think of a cracked cup. Who would buy it? What use would a broken cup be to anyone? In the same way, a wounded heart feels worthless in the eyes of the world. It carries the pain of being overlooked and unwanted. There is deep loneliness here, the quiet ache of someone whose sorrow no one values. Yet there is a soft dignity too, as the poet accepts this truth with grace rather than complaint.
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