Jo De Aaraam Tak Aawaaragi Mir — Mir Taqi Mir

जो दे आराम टक आवारगी 'मीर' तो शाम-ए-ग़ुर्बत इक सुब्ह-ए-वतन है
— Mir Taqi Mir

Meaning

The ease that grants rest, the wandering days 'Mir,' are merely an evening of exile, but a morning of the homeland.

Explanation

This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir speaks to the paradoxical nature of exile and belonging. He suggests that if the wandering life, the 'Gurbat,' offers a certain comfort or rhythm, then that very evening of foreignness is, in reality, the dawn of one's true homeland. It's a beautiful realization that struggle and distance, when embraced, don't lead to rootlessness, but rather, to a deeper understanding of where we truly belong. It's a philosophy of acceptance.

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