Hun Zard Gham-e-taza-nihalan-e-chaman Se — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
I am a leaf of autumn in that garden of autumn, derived from the yellow sorrow of the fresh meadow.
Explanation
This profound couplet uses the image of the yellow autumn leaf (berg-e-khizaan) to symbolize profound sorrow or decline. The speaker contrasts his current state—being yellow and fallen—with the vibrant, fresh bloom (taza-nihalān) of the garden. It suggests that even when surrounded by beauty and life, the lingering sorrow or the passage of time marks us as remnants of a fading season. It is a beautiful meditation on memory and melancholy.
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