ग़ैरों से मिल चले तुम मस्त-ए-शराब हो कर
ग़ैरत से रह गए हम यकसू कबाब हो कर
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
After meeting you, you are like one intoxicated with wine, while I remain, filled with pride, like a dried-up kebab.
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the pain of betrayal. The beloved has found intoxication and carefree joy with others ('gairon'). Meanwhile, the speaker, bound by rigid honor and pride ('ghairat'), is left feeling exposed and helpless, like a 'yaksū kabāb'—a mere handful of brittle emotion. It speaks to the painful contrast between the freedom of indulgence and the crippling weight of dignity when faced with heartbreak.
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