Samajhta Kya Hai Tu Divangan-e-ishq Ko Zahid — Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
O ascetic, what do you think of the mad lovers of God? Whichever direction they turn, God will be right there.
Explanation
Here, the poet gently teases the rigid ascetic, the 'zahid', who believes the divine is bound only to dry rituals and strict prayers. The true lovers of God share an intimacy so profound that divinity does not stay confined to dogma; it turns effortlessly in whatever direction their devoted hearts bend. It is a stunning Sufi reminder that God is found not in self-righteous piety, but in the raw, boundless ecstasy of love.
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