सुनते हो अहल-ए-क़ाफ़िला मैं कोई राहबर नहीं देख रहा हूँ तुम में से एक भी राह पर नहीं
— Nazm Tabatabai
Meaning

Listen, O people of the caravan, I am not any guide, yet I see that not a single one among you is on the right path.

Explanation

In this couplet, the poet addresses the caravan—a metaphor for society—with a blend of humility and acute observation. He makes no claim to being a leader or moral guide, yet he cannot look away from the tragic reality that everyone has wandered off the right path. Through the clever contrast of 'rahbar' (guide) and 'rah par' (on track), it highlights the painful loneliness of an ordinary observer watching an entire collective drift aimlessly into delusion.

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