Diya Nawishta Na Us But Ko Dil Ke Tore Mein — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
I handed no written deed over to that idol when my heart was breaking—how could I ever draw up a title-deed to the very house of God?
Explanation
The poet speaks of a heart so bankrupt, so broken, that it has nothing of value left to give. He says he could not hand over even a written deed, a document of ownership, to that beautiful beloved, because his heart lay shattered in pieces. And so he asks, with a touch of helpless humor, how could he possibly sign away the title to God's own house? When he owns nothing, not even his own broken heart, what grand property could he ever offer? It is a confession of emptiness, where love has stripped him of everything he once possessed, leaving him with no treasure to surrender.
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