आगे उस मुतकब्बिर के हम ख़ुदा ख़ुदा किया करते हैं कब मौजूद ख़ुदा को वो मग़रूर-ए-ख़ुद-आरा जाने है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

To that arrogant person, we keep making him into God; when will that boastful, self-adorned one recognize the existence of God?

Explanation

This profound couplet is a sharp critique of human vanity and ego. Mir Taqi Mir observes that we often engage in grand displays and boastfulness, even when facing someone highly arrogant. However, the poet questions when this self-obsessed person will finally recognize the true, omnipresent Divine reality. It is a powerful reminder that external showmanship means nothing compared to inner spiritual realization.

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