Bujhne Ki Dil Ki Aag Nahin Zer-e-khaak Bhi — Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
Meaning
The fire of my heart will not be extinguished even beneath the dust; a chinar tree will grow upon my grave.
Explanation
The poet says the fire burning in his heart is so intense that it won't die even after he's buried in the grave. In fact, he imagines that a chinar tree will grow over his tomb. The chinar, with its flame-red autumn leaves, becomes a living symbol of that undying passion. Even death and the earth above him cannot cool the blaze of love within him. It keeps burning, and the tree simply carries that fire upward, turning his grave into a glowing reminder of feelings that outlast life itself.
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