Mujh Par Na Karo Zulm Tum Ai Laili-e-khuban — Wali Dakhani
Meaning
O fair Layla, do not be cruel to me. I am Majnun, and I will take the sorrow you caused me and recount it to the wilderness.
Explanation
Here, the poet draws upon the legendary lore of Layla and Majnun to capture the desperate intensity of his love. Addressing his beloved as the supreme Layla of all beauties, he gently cautions her that his devotion has reached the brink of madness. If she continues to torment him with her indifference, he will abandon human society altogether, retreating to the lonely desert to share his grief with the open wilderness.
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