Gosh-e-diwar Tak Tu Ja Nale — Mir Taqi Mir
गोश-ए-दीवार तक तू जा नाले
उस में गुल को भी कान होते हैं
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
You must go to the canal even up to the wall's ear, because even the flower has ears.
Explanation
This profound couplet teaches us about the nature of privacy. Mir Taqi Mir warns us not to whisper our secrets to the wall, because he reminds us that even the natural world—the beautiful flower, the garden—has ears. It’s a powerful metaphor that suggests nothing is truly private. Every whisper, every secret, eventually finds an audience. The world is listening, and we must be careful about what we reveal.
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