Majnoon Bhi Dasht-gard Tha Maanind-e-gird-baad — Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq
Meaning
Majnun too wandered the wilderness like a whirling column of dust; but when I raised the dust, he too turned to dust and was lost.
Explanation
The poet remembers Majnun, the legendary lover who wandered the desert like a whirlwind, raising clouds of dust wherever he went. He was famous for his restless, all-consuming passion. But the speaker claims to outdo even him. When I kicked up the dust of love and longing, he says, Majnun himself was left behind, reduced to mere dust in my path. It is a proud, playful boast. The poet suggests that his own love burns deeper and wilder than Majnun's, so that even the greatest symbol of devotion seems small beside him. There is humor here, but also a real ache, the sense of a love so fierce it eclipses every story that came before.
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