Whatever grievance there is, it is solely regarding the beloved's indifference; I have neither any dispute with the messenger nor any quarrel with the morning breeze.
In classical poetry, a heartbroken lover often blames the messenger or the morning breeze when words go unanswered, inventing excuses for the beloved's silence. Here, the poet discards all self-deception and faces the painful reality head-on. He refuses to hold any intermediaries responsible; his only true grievance is with the beloved's own deliberate coldness and conscious neglect.
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