રોઉં ન કાં એ રાહમાં બાકી રહીને એકલો? આશકોના રાહની જે રાહદારી આપની.
— Kalapi
Meaning

Why should I not weep, having been left alone on that path, especially when the guidance for the lovers' path is inherently yours?

Explanation

Why shouldn't I cry, left all alone on this journey? This is the path meant for lovers, a journey where your guidance and companionship were supposed to light the way. The poet expresses deep sorrow and a sense of abandonment. They question the injustice of being left solitary on a path that ideally should be filled with the presence and support of their beloved. The tears are a natural outpouring of grief for the missing guidance and the loneliness experienced on a journey that was once shared or promised to be. It's a poignant plea for the beloved's return or presence.

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