ऐ दिल रज़ा-ए-ग़ैर है शर्त-ए-रज़ा-ए-दोस्त ज़िन्हार बार-ए-इश्क़ उठाया न जाएगा
— Altaf Hussain Hali
Meaning

O heart, the beloved's pleasure is conditioned upon pleasing the rival; by no means can this unbearable burden of love be carried.

Explanation

Here, the poet confides an unbearable dilemma of love to his own heart. The beloved's happiness comes with a cruel condition: the lover must accept and cater to the pleasure of the rival. While the heart can endure endless sorrow, rejection, and sacrifice for beloved's sake, swallowing one's self-respect to appease a rival is a burden far too heavy for any lover to bear.

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