Jyon Khuftagan-e-khaak Hi Apni Uftadagi — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
Like those sleeping in the dust, lying in their fallen state, when the earthquake came you could say they merely turned over to the other side.
Explanation
Picture those who sleep beneath the earth, lying still in their fallen, humble state. The poet says that even they are so weighed down, so helpless, that they cannot rise on their own. When an earthquake finally comes, you might say it simply turned them over, gave them a chance to shift from one side to another. It's a gentle, almost ironic image of how deep their rest and their helplessness really are. Even a great shaking of the ground only lets them change position, nothing more. The couplet reflects on stillness, death, and a quiet sense of being bound to the earth, where only an outside force can stir the sleepers from their long, settled repose.
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