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kanton ki zaban sukh gai pyas se ya rab ek aabla-pa wadi-e-pur-khar mein aawe ghalib personifies the thorns, imagining their tips as 'tongues' that are parched and craving moisture (blood). he invokes god to send a traveler with blistered feet so the thorns may pierce the blisters to quench their thirst, illustrating the intense, almost sadistic relationship between the path of love and the suffering of the seeker.

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