Tuk To Rah Ai Bina-e-hasti Tu — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Stay for a while, O foundation of existence, and watch how I ruin and destroy you.
Explanation
This beautiful couplet captures the profound paradox of love. The poet pleads, 'Stay, O absence of existence, you.' He is addressing the void or the beloved's absence itself. The second line, 'तुझ को कैसा ख़राब करता हूँ' (How do I spoil you?), suggests that the very act of loving or yearning for the beloved might be damaging or corrupting the beloved's pure essence. It's a plea for the beloved to remain exactly as they are, untouched by the lover's messy emotions.
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