Gaye Un Qaafilon Se Bhi Uthi Gard — Mir Taqi Mir
गए उन क़ाफ़िलों से भी उठी गर्द
हमारी ख़ाक क्या जानें कहाँ है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Dust arose even from those caravans; what do they know of our ashes, and where are they?
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the mystery of existence and the permanence of memory. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the dust (khaak) of the departed is so ethereal and vast that even the passing caravans, which kick up dust, cannot know its true location or depth. It’s a meditation on loss, suggesting that some memories and losses are too profound for the mundane world to comprehend.
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