इश्क़ किया सो दीन गया ईमान गया इस्लाम गया दिल ने ऐसा काम किया कुछ जिस से मैं नाकाम गया
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

Since I fell in love, my religion has left, my faith has left, Islam has left; / The deed my heart performed was something by which I failed.

Explanation

This profound couplet explores the ultimate conflict: the battle between spiritual devotion and overwhelming romantic passion. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the intensity of love (Ishq) was so consuming that it led him to abandon not just his personal faith, but his entire religious identity. The poet is lamenting the failure that came from a heart that dared to feel too deeply—a failure that transcends worldly success or divine approval. It's a beautiful, heartbreaking surrender to emotion.

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