A single arrow has pierced both my heart and liver together; gone are the days when the heart and liver were separate from each other.
In classical Urdu poetry, the heart (dil) feels the sweet pangs of desire, while the liver (jigar) bears the agonizing weight of suffering and endurance. Here, the poet paints an unforgettable picture: a single arrow of love has struck so deeply that it has pinned both heart and liver together on the very same shaft. Gone are the days when pain could be compartmentalized; the affliction of love is now so complete that his entire being has become one indivisible wound.
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