Ai Zauq Gar Hain Hosh To Duniya Se Door Bhaag — Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
Meaning
O Zauq, if you are in your senses, run far away from this world, for in this tavern there is no work for a sober and clever person.
Explanation
Zauq speaks to himself here with a gentle smile. He says, O Zauq, if you still have your wits about you, then run far away from this world. For in this tavern of life, there is no place for the clever and the calculating. The idea is beautiful and a little playful. The world, like a tavern, belongs to those who surrender, who let go, who lose themselves in love and intoxication. The overly cautious, always weighing and measuring, never truly taste its joys. So the poet suggests that sometimes wisdom lies in losing your so-called wisdom, in giving your heart fully rather than holding back and counting every step.
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