शब-ए-गुज़िश्ता के साज़ ओ सामाँ के अब कहाँ हैं निशान बाक़ी ज़बान-ए-शमा-ए-सहर पे हसरत की रह गई दास्तान बाक़ी
— Akbar Allahabadi
Meaning

Where are any traces of last night's festive preparations left now? Only a tale of sorrow and longing remains upon the tongue of the morning candle.

Explanation

Imagine standing in a silent hall at dawn after a vibrant night of music and celebration; everything that felt so alive has completely vanished. The poet looks at the dying candle of the morning, whose flickering wick is personified as a tongue murmuring an unfinished tale of longing and regret. It is a tender reminder of how fleeting life's brightest joys are, leaving behind only quiet echoes and nostalgia.

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