Kya Kahun Kaisa Sitam Ghaflat Se Mujh Par Ho Gaya — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
What shall I say, what cruel fate has fallen upon me due to heedlessness? The procession kept moving, and I fell asleep as dawn broke.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the tragedy of lost time and missed chances. The poet laments the cruel irony of fate—that the harshness came not from external enemies, but from one's own heedlessness (Ghaflat). He describes falling asleep as the dawn broke, symbolizing the moment when life's journey (the caravan) continued without him, leaving him with only the weight of regret.
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