ab jaan jism-e-ḳhākī se tañg aa ga.ī bahut
kab tak is ek Tokarī miTTī ko Dhoiye
My soul has become very fed up with this earthly body.
How long must I keep carrying this basketful of dust?
The couplet contrasts soul and body: the “earthy body” is felt as heavy, limiting, and worn-out. Calling the body a “basket of soil” reduces it to mere matter, stressing its fragility and eventual return to dust. The speaker’s exhaustion hints at a longing for release from bodily burdens—an intimate meditation on mortality and detachment.
ab jaan jism-e-KHaki se tang aa gai bahut
kab tak is ek Tokari miTTi ko Dhoiye
My soul has become very fed up with this earthly body.
How long must I keep carrying this basketful of dust?
The couplet contrasts soul and body: the “earthy body” is felt as heavy, limiting, and worn-out. Calling the body a “basket of soil” reduces it to mere matter, stressing its fragility and eventual return to dust. The speaker’s exhaustion hints at a longing for release from bodily burdens—an intimate meditation on mortality and detachment.
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Tags : Besabatiand 1 more
mire ash.ār haiñ vo āsmānī ḳhvāb jin ko
mirī miTTī ke hoñThoñ par utārā jā rahā hai
mere ashaar hain wo aasmani KHwab jin ko
meri miTTi ke honThon par utara ja raha hai
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Tags : Khwaband 1 more
ik āyat-e-vajūd huuñ miTTī ke Dher meñ
mere nuzūl kī to koī shaan hī nahīñ
ek aayat-e-wajud hun miTTi ke Dher mein
mere nuzul ki to koi shan hi nahin
