माइल-ब-ग़ैर होना तुझ अबरू का ऐब है थी ज़ोर ये कमाँ वले ख़म-चम बहुत है याँ
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

It is a flaw in your eyebrows that they lean toward others. This bow was powerful, but it has too many twists and turns here.

Explanation

This couplet is a masterpiece of intense longing. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the greatest flaw in the beloved's modesty is not anything they do, but merely the act of being absent—even by a single mile. The second line emphasizes the sheer power and intensity of the speaker's emotion, comparing it to a mighty bow and a skilled archer. It is a profound expression of love where separation itself feels like a moral failing!

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