POEM · PERMANENT EDITION
Mir Taqi Mir ہجراں میں کیا سب نے کنارہ آخر Hijraan mein kya sab ne kinaara aakhir ●sher 1 of 2

ہجراں میں کیا سب نے کنارہ آخر

Hijraan mein kya sab ne kinaara aakhir

اسباب گیا جینے کا سارا آخر

Asbaab gaya jeene ka saara aakhir

In separation, everyone finally turned away.
All means of living finally vanished.

نے تاب رہی نہ صبر و یارا آخر

Ne taab rahi na sabr-o-yaara aakhir

آخر کو ہوا کام ہمارا آخر

Aakhir ko hua kaam humaara aakhir

Finally, neither endurance, nor patience and courage remained.
Ultimately, my fate was sealed.

Context

This rubai expresses profound despair, a recurring theme in classical Urdu poetry, particularly within the ghazal tradition. It poignantly describes the ultimate toll of separation (hijran), leading to the erosion of all means of life, physical strength, and mental fortitude, culminating in a fatalistic acceptance of one's end.

grief (gham) · love & longing (ishq, judāī)

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