अब नहीं सीने में मेरे जा-ए-दाग़
सोज़-ए-दिल से दाग़ है बाला-ए-दाग़
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
No longer are there stains of your departure in my chest; instead, the stain itself is greater than the burning of the heart.
Explanation
This beautiful couplet speaks to the evolution of pain. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, suggests that the suffering is no longer confined to a physical spot on the chest. Instead, the true, profound wound—the 'daagh'—comes from the burning depths of the heart itself. It elevates the pain from a mere injury to a deep, existential sorrow, suggesting that true suffering resides within the soul.
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