All the people of the world are alive for you, until your death, but they won't even ask you anything, O Adam.
This powerful couplet speaks to the profound agony of feeling invisible amidst a crowd. The poet suggests that even though all the people of the world are gathered in the beloved's presence, they don't even bother to inquire about the speaker. The reason, according to the 'Shayar,' is that his existence has become so insignificant, so overlooked, that he has faded into the background. It is the pain of being present, yet utterly unseen.
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