O heart, do not boast in vain of being in love when you cannot even restrain or suppress your sighs.
In classical Urdu poetry, the mark of a true lover is silent endurance—suffering deeply without ever revealing the secret of love to the world. Here, the poet gently teases their own restless heart, telling it to stop boasting about grand passion when it cannot even suppress a single sigh. If you cannot master even this basic restraint, the poet asks, how can you claim to walk the demanding and dignified path of love?
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