Pahle To Suna Karte The Ashiq Ki Musibat — Dagh Dehlvi
पहले तो सुना करते थे आशिक़ की मुसीबत
अब आँख से वो आठ पहर देख रहे हैं
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning
Earlier they only used to hear about the suffering of a lover, but now they are witnessing it with their own eyes all day and night.
Explanation
There is a poignant, knowing charm in this couplet about the reality of heartache. For the longest time, the beloved dismissed the suffering of lovers as mere folklore or poetic exaggeration. But now, witnessing their own lover's round-the-clock agony firsthand, day and night, the abstract myth of pain has transformed into an undeniable, living truth.
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