नहीं गर सर-ओ-बर्ग-ए-इदराक-ए-मानी तमाशा-ए-नैरंग-ए-सूरत सलामत
— Mirza Ghalib
Meaning

If one lacks the means or capacity to comprehend the true inner meaning, then long live the colorful spectacle of external appearances.

Explanation

Ghalib offers a delightfully comforting philosophy here: if we lack the profound intellect or mystical tools to decipher the ultimate mysteries of existence, there is no need to fret. The vibrant, kaleidoscopic display of the physical world around us is still magnificently alive for our senses to savor. Instead of despairing over the hidden 'meaning' we cannot grasp, he invites us to simply rejoice in the dazzling theater of life's ever-shifting forms and colors.

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