Junoon Ki Josh Se Begana-war Hain Ahbaab — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
My friends have become strangers and indifferent to the fervour of passion; in my own homeland my condition has become like that of a traveller.
Explanation
The poet feels a quiet loneliness. His friends and dear ones no longer share his passion, his inner fire. They act like strangers, unmoved by the intensity that burns within him. Because of this, even being at home feels unfamiliar. He is surrounded by his own people in his own land, yet he feels like a traveler in a foreign place. Nobody truly understands his feelings. This couplet captures that deep ache of being alone among those you know, where closeness is lost and belonging slips away. It reminds us how isolating it can be when the people around us cannot feel what stirs so strongly in our hearts.
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