मैं कहाँ हूँ तू कहाँ है ये मकाँ कि ला-मकाँ है ये जहाँ मिरा जहाँ है कि तिरी करिश्मा-साज़ी
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning

Where am I and where are you? Is this a house, or is it not a house? Is this world mine, or is it by your grace?

Explanation

This profound couplet speaks to the deep existential confusion of the lover. The poet, Allama Iqbal, questions the very reality of existence—are we truly here, or are we merely caught in a beautiful illusion? He wonders if the world, the 'jahan,' belongs to him, or if it is simply a magnificent magic woven by the beloved. It’s a powerful meditation on reality, illusion, and the overwhelming power of love.

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