मरना है उन के पाँव पे रख कर सर-ए-नियाज़ करना है आज क़िस्सा-ए-ग़म मुख़्तसर मुझे
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning

I want to die by placing my head in humble devotion at my beloved's feet, and bring an end to this tale of sorrow today.

Explanation

The lover has grown weary of the unending grief of separation and seeks peace in absolute, humble surrender. Laying one's head at the beloved's feet—'sar-e-niyaz'—is the ultimate gesture of devotion, where dying there feels like a sacred homecoming rather than a defeat. In doing so, the poet wishes to bring the lingering, painful saga of his heartbreak to a swift and poetic end.

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