My heart, my senses, my patience, and even my life are lost; what all have you taken from me in your sorrowful spell?
This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir captures the absolute surrender of the lover. The poet laments that the beloved's sorrow (gham) has stolen everything—the heart, the sanity, the patience, and even the very breath of life. It's not just physical pain; it's a total emotional dismantling. The beloved's presence, even through sorrow, is depicted as a devastating magic that leaves the lover utterly depleted.
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