O Nazm, God grants paradise or hell to whomever He pleases; what power do tyrants like Nimrod and Shaddad have against His will?
In this couplet, the poet references Namrud and Shaddad—notorious historical tyrants who, blinded by their wealth and pride, dared to challenge divine power and build their own paradises. Nazm reminds us that the ultimate judgment of grace, salvation, or punishment rests solely in the hands of the Divine. No matter how mighty earthly kings imagine themselves to be, they are entirely powerless when it comes to deciding the true destiny of a human soul.
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