अगरचे मेरे नशेमन का कर रहा है तवाफ़ मिरी नवा में नहीं ताइर-ए-चमन का नसीब
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning

Although he makes my heart wander in a circumambulation, in my fate, I am not like the bird of the garden.

Explanation

This profound couplet speaks of the inherent distance between devotion and fulfillment. The poet suggests that even if the beloved's domain is constantly performing rituals of devotion (Tawaaf), the free spirit—the bird of the garden—cannot simply enter the poet's life or court. It speaks to the fate of the lover, whose devotion remains external, forever separated by destiny.

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