The thought of accountability in the Hereafter completely faded away, as the heart got distracted and engaged in the pleasures of this world.
Here, the poet gently confesses a very human flaw—how easily our hearts get distracted by the sweet, fleeting pleasures of this world. The heart behaves like a child charmed by toys, completely forgetting the serious reckoning of the Hereafter ('uqba'). It is a tender reflection on life's temptations, balancing the guilt of neglect with an honest confession of mortal fragility.
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