Us Naqsh-e-pa Ki Sajda Ne Kya Kya Kiya Zaleel — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
Prostrating before that footprint disgraced me utterly; I fell headlong into my rival's very corner.
Explanation
Here the poet laughs at himself and at love's helpless devotion. He bowed his head so eagerly to the mark of the beloved's footprint that his worship turned into something humbling, even embarrassing. And where did this surrender finally lead him? Right into the lane of his rival, where he fell flat on his face, head over heels. There is a gentle ache under the humour. Love makes a person lose all sense of pride and dignity. The poet admits that his longing dragged him to the last place he wished to be, bowing low in the very street of the one he competes with. It captures how passion can quietly make fools of us.
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