Tuk To Waqfa Bhi Kar Ae Gardish-e-dauran Ki Ye Jan — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
O, even the stopping of the journey, O path of life, that this life, what is the age, how can it last for seven years?
Explanation
This profound couplet from Mir Taqi Mir speaks to the overwhelming fatigue of existence. The poet pleads to the relentless cycle of life and love—the 'gardish-e-dauraan'—to pause. He realizes that the vast, unending cycle of emotions and life's drama is too much for a life that, in reality, is barely seven days long. It’s a beautiful meditation on the brevity of time versus the eternity of sorrow.
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