आना है जो बज़्म-ए-जानाँ में पिंदार-ए-ख़ुदी को तोड़ के आ ऐ होश-ओ-ख़िरद के दीवाने याँ होश-ओ-ख़िरद का काम नहीं
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning

If you wish to enter the gathering of the beloved, come only after breaking the pride of your ego. O seeker of intellect and reason, sense and wisdom have no place here.

Explanation

This couplet captures the timeless tension between calculated reason and total surrender in love. The poet gently warns that the beloved's gathering has no room for inflated ego or pride; one must dissolve the sense of 'self' before stepping across the threshold. Calling the rational thinker a 'madman of intellect' is a delightful irony, reminding us that in the realm of deep devotion, overthinking and cold logic are nothing more than useless burdens.

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