Nikaala Chahe Ae Ghawwaz To Jald Ab Nikaal Is Ko — Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
Meaning
O diver, if you wish to bring out this pearl, do it quickly now, for who knows what the sea may whisper into the oyster's ear.
Explanation
The poet speaks to a pearl diver: if you want to bring up this pearl, do it quickly now. Because who knows what secrets the sea keeps whispering into the ear of the oyster. The idea is beautiful and a little urgent. A pearl grows hidden inside a shell at the bottom of the sea, and the poet imagines the vast ocean murmuring its mysteries into that closed shell. There is a sense that precious things are formed in secret, shaped by influences we cannot fully see. So seize the moment before the sea changes its mind or fills the shell with new secrets. It gently reminds us that rare beauty is fragile, and the right time to act may not come again.
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