चोब-कारी ही से रहेगा शैख़
अब तो ले कर चुमाग़ निकले है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The Shaikh will remain from the craft of the broom; now he has taken out a churmagh (a type of small bird). This literally means that the Shaikh's livelihood or existence is tied to the work of sweeping, but he has now taken out a small bird.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks of a spiritual journey, a life dedicated to wandering and devotion. The 'Shaikh' (mystic) is equipped only with his simple staff ('chob-kari'). However, the poet suggests that today, he has taken something more—the 'chumagh'—and set out. It suggests that the journey is not merely physical, but carries a deeper, perhaps unexpected, burden or memory, changing the nature of his departure.
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