Lazzaten Hain Dushman-e-auj-e-kamal — Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
Pleasures are the enemies of reaching the heights of perfection, so one ought to embrace hardships and afflictions instead.
Explanation
This couplet offers timeless wisdom about the pursuit of true mastery. The poet suggests that settling into easy pleasures and comfort dulls our ambition, standing as the greatest rival to reaching the heights of perfection ('auj-e-kamaal'). True greatness is forged in hardship, so rather than fleeing from difficulties ('kulfat'), we must embrace them with open hearts as the very fire that refines us.
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