काँटों का भी हक़ है कुछ आख़िर
कौन छुड़ाए अपना दामन
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
After all, thorns too have some right, so who would bother to pull their hem away from them.
Explanation
In Urdu poetry, thorns catching a traveler's hem symbolize life's heartaches and inevitable wounds. Rather than tearing the fabric away in panic, the poet pauses with a tender acceptance, asking why we should deny pain its rightful place in our journey. It is a gentle reminder that sorrow, just like joy, has an intimate claim on the human heart and deserves to be embraced without bitterness.
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