जब हँसाया गर्दिश-ए-गर्दूं ने हम को शक्ल-ए-गुल मिस्ल-ए-शबनम हैं हमेशा गिर्या ओ ज़ारी में हम
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Meaning

Whenever the turning of fate made us smile like a blooming flower, we remained constantly weeping and lamenting just like the dew.

Explanation

The poet paints a poignant picture of a rose blooming in the morning mist—seemingly smiling at the world, yet weighed down by tears of cold dew. He suggests that even when destiny grants him a fleeting reason to smile, his sorrow never truly parts from him. Much like the dew-drenched flower, every moment of his visible joy is inextricably bound to an ocean of quiet, unceasing tears.

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