sherKuch Alfaaz
'umr saari to kati 'ishq-e-butan men 'momin' akhiri vaqt men kya khaak musalman honge momin all your life in idol worship you did spend how can you be a muslim say now towards the end? the couplet is a sharp confession of wasted life and a fear of ending badly. “ishq-e-butan” symbolizes attachment to worldly charms that distract from faith. the poet mocks his own last-minute hope of piety, suggesting that a lifetime of misdirected love cannot be undone at death’s door. its emotional core is regret mixed with self-judgment.
