By Waseem Barelvi
mein bichhadne ka sab ko nahin aata
kisi ko ho to mulaqaten
kisi ko ho to mulaqaten
“Not everyone knows the art of parting in love — if you must leave someone, let the meetings grow longer.”
Romanहिन्दीWaseem Barelvi
में बिछड़ने का सब को नहीं आता
किसी को हो तो मुलाक़ातें बड़ी
किसी को हो तो मुलाक़ातें बड़ी
The verse in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
♪ Hear the coupletA recitation in a synthesized voice.
The Interpretation
Parting is treated as a skill few possess, and the advice is exquisitely counterintuitive: if you must leave someone, lengthen the meetings rather than cutting them short. The kindness hidden in the craft is that a slow, full goodbye spares the other the violence of a sudden absence.
For You, Today
If you have to end a relationship, do it with care and gradualness — an abrupt exit wounds more than the leaving itself.
A celebrated couplet, admired for finding gentleness and even artistry in the hardest moment of love.
Themes:Love & LossWisdom
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