Rahi Na Pukhtagi Alam Mein Dur Khami Hai / Hazar Hai Faqinom Ka — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
In the world, true completeness is nowhere to be found, yet the wheel of agreement among thousands of villains continues to spin.
Explanation
This couplet is a profoundly cynical yet deeply insightful commentary on the state of the world and humanity. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the universe itself is flawed—it is not perfect. More acutely, he points out that the systems, the consensus, or the 'wheel of support' that supposedly keeps the world running, are not maintained by ideals or truth, but by the collective efforts of thousands of imperfect, flawed individuals. It’s a powerful critique of human nature and societal hypocrisy.
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