Shomi-e-bakht Tu Hi Chheen Le Meri Hashat-e-dil — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
O ill-fortune, you alone take away the terror of my heart; see, there is no prison here, otherwise I would turn into a wilderness.
Explanation
The poet speaks to his own misfortune, almost pleading with it. He says, O cruel fate, you may as well take away even the restlessness of my heart, that last trace of feeling that keeps me alive. He looks around and realizes he is utterly alone. Whether he is locked in a prison or wandering in an empty wilderness, it makes no difference, because there is no one here for him either way. It is a picture of complete loneliness and surrender. The heart, once full of longing, now feels so empty that even its pain seems ready to leave. The couplet captures that quiet despair where a person has nothing left to lose and no companion to share it with.
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