Hansi Ke Saath Yaan Rona Hai Misl-e-qulqul-e-meena — Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
Meaning
Here laughter comes mingled with weeping, like the gurgling sound from the neck of a wine-flask; if someone burst out laughing and carried it off well, so what—what great thing was achieved.
Explanation
Here in this world, laughter always comes mixed with tears, just like the gurgling sound of a wine flask as it pours. Think of how that bottle makes a happy, bubbling noise, but it sounds a little like weeping too. The poet says that in life, no joy is complete and separate from sorrow. So if someone laughs out loud in full happiness, what of it? Even their laughter carries a thread of sadness within it. Pure, untouched joy doesn't really exist. Every moment of delight holds a quiet ache beside it, the way sweetness and longing live together in the same breath.
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