Raah-e-adam Ko Jaate Hain Khamosh Qaafile — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
Silent caravans travel toward the road of oblivion, and every bell has become the kohl made from the dust of this path.
Explanation
Picture long caravans moving quietly toward the road of nothingness, toward death and the great beyond. They travel in silence, without noise or complaint. The poet says every bell that once rang on this journey has now fallen quiet, so quiet that its sound has turned to dust on this path. And that very dust has become like kohl, a dark powder for the eyes. In other words, the silence and traces left by all who have passed before us become precious, almost sacred. There is a gentle sadness here, but also calm acceptance. The journey of life ends in stillness, and even that stillness carries a strange beauty worth beholding.
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