अब न वो प्रेम में वो गर्मजोशी बची, न सौंदर्य में पहले जैसी चमक
अब न ग़ज़नवी में वो तड़प रही, न अयाज़ की ज़ुल्फ़ों में वो पहले जैसे फन्दे
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
Now the warmth in love is gone, nor is there the shine of beauty as before; now the yearning in Ghaznavi is absent, nor the magic in Ayaz's tresses as before.
Explanation
This profound couplet by Allama Iqbal speaks to the inevitable decay of beauty and passion over time. It observes that the initial, intense warmth of love has faded, and the brilliance of beauty is no longer what it once was. Furthermore, the poem suggests that even deep emotions—like the yearning in Ghaznavi or the magic in Ayaaz's hair—have lost their original intensity. It is a melancholic reflection on how nothing, not even the deepest emotion, can remain permanent.
