How can there be a stillness of water and air in the world, when the dust is stuck and the water is flowing?

This profound couplet speaks to the nature of existence itself. Mir Taqi Mir asks: How can there be stagnation—of water and air—in the universe? The answer is simple yet profound: because the dust (matter) is stuck in place, the water must be flowing. It is a philosophical reflection that everything in life is in constant motion, change, and flux. Nothing stays the same.