In my heart, a fire has ignited, though it has never flared; if it flares, 'Mir', it will burn a pile of my bones as fuel.

This couplet is a magnificent declaration of self-sacrificial love. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that within the heart, there burns a constant, smoldering fire. He makes a dramatic pledge: if this inner fire ever flares up—if the passion becomes overwhelming—he would willingly offer a heap of his own bones as fuel. It’s not just devotion; it’s an absolute willingness to self-immolate for the sake of intense emotion.