Bargashta-bakht Dekh Ki Qasid Safar Se Main / Bheja Tha Us Ke Pas So — Mir Taqi Mir
बरगशता-बख़्त देख कि क़ासिद सफ़र से मैं
भेजा था उस के पास सो मेरे वतन गया
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
See the fortune of the banyan tree, that I sent to him from my journey, which went to my homeland.
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the agony of separation and the feeling of rootlessness. Mir Taqi Mir speaks to 'Bargashta-Bakht,' telling him how he dispatched a messenger on a long journey. The irony, and the tragedy, lies in the second line: even though he sent someone out into the world, his own homeland—his sense of belonging—was lost. It speaks to the deep despair that accompanies exile and memory.
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