Nazeer Aage Humko Havas Thi Kafan Ki — Nazeer Akbarabadi
Meaning
Nazeer, earlier we had desired only a shroud; but when we thought about it, it was nothing but pointless madness.
Explanation
Nazeer looks back at himself with a gentle smile. Once, he says, he was so obsessed with death that he even longed for a shroud, as if dying beautifully was all that mattered. But now, thinking it over, he realizes that craving was pointless madness. Why waste life yearning for the grave? There was no real reason behind it, just a restless passion that led nowhere. In these words there is honesty and a bit of self-mockery. The poet admits that youthful intensity can sometimes chase the wrong things. Life, he seems to suggest, deserves to be lived, not thrown away in empty longing for an ending. It's a quiet, wise reflection on how our desires can mislead us.
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