ख़ुशा वो जान जिसे दी गई अमानत-ए-इश्क़ रहे वो दिल जिसे अपना बना के लूट लिया
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning

Blessed is the soul that was entrusted with the sacred trust of love, and may that heart live on which was first claimed as one's own and then plundered.

Explanation

This couplet touches on the bittersweet beauty of love, where even total ruin is embraced as a sacred gift. The poet calls that soul blessed which was deemed worthy of guarding love's heavy trust, and sends love to the heart that was first made to feel cherished, only to be completely emptied out. There is no resentment here; instead, it honors the surrender of giving your whole self away, proving that heartbreak in true passion is far richer than a safe, unfeeling life.

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