ख़ाकसारी ने दिखाईं रिफ़अ'तों पर रिफ़अतें
इस ज़मीं से वाह क्या क्या आसमाँ पैदा हुए
— Mir Anees
Meaning
Humility has shown heights beyond heights, and it is wonderful what great skies have arisen from this very ground.
Explanation
There is a delightful paradox at the heart of this couplet: true greatness is born only from sincere humility. The poet plays with the imagery of 'khaksari' (being grounded like dust or earth) giving birth to skies, illustrating that shedding one's ego is precisely what elevates the spirit to sublime heights. It is a warm, uplifting reminder that the humblest soil produces the loftiest souls.
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