एक दो चश्मक इधर गर्दिश-ए-साग़र कि मुदाम
सर चढ़ी रहती है ये गर्दिश-ए-अय्याम बहुत
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
From one glance to another, this commotion of the sea, and this whirl of the days remains very high on the head.
Explanation
This couplet uses the powerful metaphor of the sea's whirlpool (गर्दिश-ए-साग़र) to describe the relentless, unpredictable nature of time and life. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that life, like the constant motion of the sea, is always changing and never settles down. The 'whirlpool of days' (गर्दिश-ए-अय्याम) keeps rising, implying that the challenges and changes of existence are perpetually increasing. It is a profound meditation on the fluidity of fate.
