It is astonishing that Khizr should still desire the elixir of life, and furthermore, that you dwell in seclusion at the edge of the desert.
Hazrat Khizr is famous for drinking from the fountain of immortality, which makes the poet wonder with fond surprise: why would he still be craving the Water of Life? To deepen this paradox, instead of enjoying the world, he has chosen to withdraw into the barren silence of the desert. It is a gentle, evocative reflection on how desire never truly ends, and how the seekers of ultimate truths often find solace only in solitude.
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