रिज़्क़ खा कर ग़ैर की क़िस्मत का ज़ंबूर-ए-असल तू ने देखा हल्क़ तक जा कर ग़िज़ा उल्टी फिरी
— Nazm Tabatabai
Meaning

O honeybee, having consumed the sustenance destined for someone else, did you see how that food, after reaching your throat, was vomited back out?

Explanation

Here, the poet looks at the honeybee with a warm yet sharp moral lens, drawing upon the natural fact that bees regurgitate the nectar they gather to produce honey. He playfully frames this as a lesson in destiny: because the bee consumed what was destined for others, it couldn't truly digest it and was forced to return it right from its throat. At its heart, the verse reminds us that usurping someone else's share brings no true fulfillment, as life always finds a way to reclaim what was never rightfully ours.

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