क्या शहर में गुंजाइश मुझ बे-सर-ओ-पा को हो
अब बढ़ गए हैं मेरे अस्बाब-ए-कम-असबाबी
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Is there any room in this city for me, who am headless and powerless? My circumstances have now become more complex than mere affairs.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the feeling of being utterly lost and superfluous in a grand world. The poet asks if there is any space for him, who is 'without head or feet' (meaning directionless or broken), in this city. The second line reveals the core conflict: his internal circumstances and flaws have grown too much, becoming unmanageable. It's a powerful expression of existential despair and self-realization.
