Le Haath Mein Qafas Tuk Sayyad Chal Chaman Tak — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
With a cage in hand, like Sayyad wandering in the garden, we too have yearned for the stroll of spring for a long time.
Explanation
This beautiful couplet speaks of longing and the desire for freedom. The speaker asks to walk to the garden, but asks the companion to carry a cage. The cage symbolizes something trapped, perhaps the memories of pain, or even the captive emotions of the self. After enduring a long period of sorrow, the poet expresses a deep, almost desperate yearning for the simple joy and color of spring's walk!
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