Apne honton pe sajana

I want to adorn upon my lips Qateel Shifai The essence and meaning of the ghazal In this ghazal, the poet expresses love, separation, and an intensely profound spiritual bond with the beloved. In the first couplet, the poet wishes to embrace the beloved like a song, which he can hum at every moment. The second couplet expresses devotion; he believes that his humble tear, touching the beloved's garment, will become a precious pearl. The third couplet is a love-filled complaint, where the poet has grown weary remembering the beloved and now desires that the beloved too remember him with equal intensity. The fourth couplet has a somewhat social backdrop, where he is willing to burn even his own home to extinguish the hopelessness and darkness spread all around, so that others may find light. In the final couplet lies the ultimate expression of love, where he yearns for a 'poetic death' and wishes that his last breaths be completed in the beloved's lap.