कारवाँ थक कर फ़ज़ा के पेच-ओ-ख़म में रह गया मेहर ओ माह ओ मुश्तरी को हम-इनाँ समझा था मैं
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning

The caravan rested in the twists and turns of the atmosphere, I had mistaken the beloved moon and planets for my own.

Explanation

This profound couplet speaks to the confusion of love and life. The poet suggests that the speaker was so captivated by the beauty of celestial bodies—Venus, the Moon, and Mercury—that he mistook their divine allure for the winding, difficult path of existence. It’s a realization that the grand, beautiful illusions we chase in life are often just part of the journey's complexity, making us lose our way.

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