ये पीरान-ए-कलीसा-ओ-हरम ऐ वा-ए-मजबूरी
सिला इन की कद-ओ-काविश का है सीनों की बे-नूरी
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
O breath of the shrine and the tomb, and the wind of desperation, due to the search for your stature, the chests are without light.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the disillusionment inherent in the spiritual journey. The poet addresses a spiritual guide (Piran), acknowledging that the quest for meaning—the 'search through shrines and churches'—is driven by sheer necessity. Yet, the ultimate reward for this relentless searching is nothing but the darkness and emptiness of the heart. It's a powerful meditation on the gap between seeking divine truth and finding mere internal void.
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