दे रही है उस की ख़ामोशी सदा-ए-दूर-बाश ये नहीं कहता कि 'नज़्म'-ए-मुब्तला अच्छी तरह
— Nazm Tabatabai
Meaning

Her silence sounds a warning cry to keep one's distance, and I do not claim that the afflicted Nazm is doing well.

Explanation

In classical royal courts, heralds would cry 'door-baash'—ordering crowds to step aside and keep their distance. Here, the poet imagines his beloved's stony silence acting as that very royal command, imperiously pushing him away without uttering a single word. Crushed by such cold, unyielding quiet, the lover wryly admits that his state of heart is far from well.

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