Kai Baar Humne Yeh Dekha Ki Jin Ka — Nazeer Akbarabadi
Meaning
We have observed many times that those whose body was like a machine had a shroud fragrant with perfume.
Explanation
This couplet reflects on how people wear themselves out chasing material things. The poet says he has often seen those whose bodies had become like machines, working tirelessly and mechanically. But in the end, all they earned was a perfumed shroud. In other words, after a lifetime of endless toil, what remained was only a scented coffin at death. It gently reminds us that running after worldly success can turn us into lifeless machines, and no amount of effort can buy us more than a dignified farewell. There is a quiet sadness here, urging us to pause and ask what we are truly living for.
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