Khwaab-e-ghaflat Mein Hain Yaan Sab To Abas Jaaga Mir — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Are all of you in a sleep of heedlessness, O Mir? I saw them unaware, whom I had warned.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks of the painful realization of isolation and warning. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that everyone around us is living in a deep slumber of heedlessness (gulfahlat), unaware of the true reality. The poet feels he is the only one awake, the only one who saw their ignorance, despite having tried to warn them. It's a poignant reflection on how often our warnings are ignored, leaving us alone with the truth.
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