Mua Main Sajde Mein Par Naqsh Mera Baqara Raha / Us Astan Pe Miri — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
My mark may have faded on the Sajda (prayer mat), but my dust still remains as a film on that threshold.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the ultimate humility of the devotee. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that even when one pours their entire being into devotion—making a prostration (sajda)—the visible mark of that effort is not truly 'mine.' Similarly, when standing before the divine threshold, the dust that settles is merely the remnant of one's own transient existence. It is a beautiful meditation on impermanence and the vastness of the Beloved's presence.
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