तिरा बहर पुर-सुकूँ है ये सुकूँ है या फ़ुसूँ है
न नहंग है न तूफ़ाँ न ख़राबी-ए-किनारा
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
Tu's shore is like a calm sea; is this peace, or is it an illusion? It is neither a lion nor the destruction of a storm.
Explanation
This couplet, by Allama Iqbal, is a profound meditation on the nature of peace. The poet asks: 'Is this tranquility a true peace, or is it a kind of illusion?' He observes that the riverbank is calm, devoid of any natural turmoil or destruction. But the stillness itself makes the poet question the reality of the calm. It suggests that sometimes, the deepest peace is the most fragile and uncertain.
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