han ai falak-e-pir jawan tha abhi aarif
haañ ai falak-e-pīr javāñ thā abhī aarif
kyā terā bigaḌtā jo na martā koī din aur
Interpretation:
Rekhta AI
Ghalib addresses the heavens as an old, indifferent power and protests an early death. Calling the deceased “still young” intensifies the sense of loss and unfairness. The rhetorical question mocks fate: it would not have harmed the cosmic order to grant a little more time. The couplet’s emotional core is grief turning into accusation against destiny.
han ai falak-e-pir jawan tha abhi aarif
kya tera bigaDta jo na marta koi din aur
Interpretation:
Rekhta AI
Ghalib addresses the heavens as an old, indifferent power and protests an early death. Calling the deceased “still young” intensifies the sense of loss and unfairness. The rhetorical question mocks fate: it would not have harmed the cosmic order to grant a little more time. The couplet’s emotional core is grief turning into accusation against destiny.
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