“I could not on my route find any place where I could settle down He says that though he will be no more, his struggles will have helped their cause.ĥ. The real meaning here is that the poet is thinking of a patriot’s death, when he will be separated from the people, his real lover. “Whatever befell me befell me, but on the night of separation “Jo hum pe guzri so guzri magar shab-e-hijraan “At least sometimes let the morning start from the corner of your lipsĪt least sometimes in the night your tresses be filled with a scent like musk”īut what the poet is really conveying is that at least sometimes the people should think of the country, not just of oneself.Ĥ. Kabhi to shab sar-e-kaakul se mushkbaar chale Kabhi to subeh tere kunj-e-lab se ho aaghaaz So the poet is calling upon patriots to step forward and fight for the people, since the whole country has become a jail (which Pakistan had become under martial law).ģ. The word ‘yaar’ (beloved) used here really means the people, not just one person. The real meaning here is that the whole country has become a qafas (prison). “The prison is sad, friends, say something to the morning breezeįor God’s sake at least somewhere there should be mention of one’s beloved” Kaheen to beher-e-khuda aaj zikr-e-yaar chale Qafas udaas hai yaaron saba se kuch to kaho The second misra is a call to patriots and revolutionaries to come forward and fight for the country, which is in great distress.Ģ. The first ‘misra’ (line) really means that the objective situation in the country is ripe for a revolution. The word ‘gulshan’ (garden) is not to be understood literally. So, literally it seems to be a call to a lover.īut that is not what Faiz is really conveying.

“Among the flowers a colourful breeze of the new spring is blowingĬome, so that the work of the garden can be done” Now the literal, outer, superficial meaning of the sher is this :

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