O morning breeze, deliver this final message of my grief to my beloved on my behalf: if you wish to see me, come see me now, for my autumn (decline) is at its peak.
The poet calls upon the gentle morning breeze, the traditional messenger of lovers, to carry one last heart-wrenching message to his beloved. The emotional genius of the sher lies in its striking paradox—autumn, the symbol of decay and fading life, is described as being in 'full bloom.' He is gently warning his love that his grief and ruined state have peaked, and if she wishes to see him at all, she must hurry before even this sorrowful existence turns to dust.
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