There is no true friendship left in this world anymore; even if people happen to cross paths along the way, they have no concern for each other—one goes this way, and the other goes that way.
This couplet captures the chilly, disconnected nature of human relationships with poignant simplicity. The poet laments that true friendship has faded from the world; even when old acquaintances happen to cross paths, there is no lingering warmth—just a fleeting nod before each drifts in their own direction. It is a gentle yet stinging reflection on modern alienation, where people share the same streets but walk in entirely separate, indifferent worlds.
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