Ghazal 20, Verse 9

Ghazal 20, Verse 9

hu))e mar ke ham jo rusvaa hu))e kyuu;N nah ;Garq-e daryaa
nah kabhii janaazah u;Thtaa nah kahii;N mazaar hotaa

ہوئے مر کے ہم جو رسوا ہوئے کیوں نہ غرقِ دریا
نہ کبھی جنازہ اٹھتا نہ کہیں مزار ہوتا

हुए मर के हम जो रुसवा हुए कयूं न ग़रक़-ए दरया
न कभी जनाज़ह उठता न कहीं मज़ार होता

1) when/since/if having died, we became notorious/disgraced-- why were we not drowned/immersed in the sea?
2) neither would a funeral procession ever have arisen, nor would there anywhere be a tomb

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