Zulmat-e-isyaan Se Mere Ban Gaya Shab-e-roz-e-hashr — Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
Meaning
From the darkness of my sins, the Day of Judgment itself turned into night; the sun, standing a spear's length high, became a dark star upon the gallows.
Explanation
The poet speaks of his own sins as a darkness so heavy that it has turned even the Day of Judgment into night. On that day, it is said, the sun comes down close, just a spear's length above. Yet the poet's sins are so dark that this blazing sun looks dim, like a faint star. It is a confession wrapped in powerful imagery. He is saying his wrongdoings are vast beyond measure, dark enough to overshadow the brightest light imaginable. There is humility here, a trembling awareness of one's own faults, but also the quiet hope that such honesty before the divine might itself be a step toward mercy.
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