Daawa-e-takleef Se Jallaad Ne — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
With his plea of inflicting suffering, the executioner on the Day of Judgment once again slew his own self.
Explanation
Picture the Day of Judgement. The executioner, who once took a life, now stands accused. By claiming that he suffered pain and trouble while carrying out that killing, he effectively condemns himself all over again. His very complaint becomes his confession. In trying to defend himself, he admits his guilt, and so on the day of reckoning he is, in a sense, slain once more by his own words. The couplet gently reminds us that our excuses can turn against us. What we offer as justification may actually expose our wrongdoing. There is a quiet irony here: the one who delivered punishment to others finally faces judgement himself, caught by the very claim he hoped would save him.
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