Even among the warriors of love, there is a description of dying. Meaning, it is a great ordeal to earn a living.
This powerful couplet speaks to the overwhelming reality of emotional struggle in love. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that even those who consider themselves skilled fighters in the arena of love (Maidan-daar) find the sheer weight of suffering unbearable. It implies that the hardships inflicted by love are so profound that they defy all notions of bravery. It is a beautiful lament on the impossibility of enduring deep, heart-wrenching pain.
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