Throughout the narrative, characters suffer not because they are apart, but because they cannot speak. The novel argues that communication is the only antidote to "hasratein" (unfulfilled desires). Several tragedies in the plot occur simply because Mehmal assumes Rayyan is heartless, and Rayyan assumes Mehmal is indifferent.
The novel’s central theme is the beauty and pain of desires that never reach their destination. Abeera Hassan argues that unfulfilled love, rather than destroying a person, can refine them—teaching patience, empathy, and the art of letting go. hasraton ke sahil pe novel by abeera hassan