Phoda Tha Dil Na Tha Yeh Su-e-pur-khalal Gaya — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
This was not a heart but a boil, full of flaw and corruption; when the breath failed to hold, the very life slipped away.
Explanation
The poet compares his heart to a wound, an aching boil full of trouble. It was never a peaceful thing; it was a sore that kept festering with pain. He says this heart was so delicate and so burdened that it couldn't bear even the smallest strain. The moment his breath caught, even for an instant, his very life slipped away. In other words, his heart was so fragile and heavy with sorrow that the slightest disturbance was enough to end him. It speaks of a soul worn thin by suffering, where even one skipped breath becomes the final one.
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