When will the desires of our hearts, which are powerless, be written? If we had the strength to reach the shore of peace, by now. (Meaning: When will our incomplete and weak desires be fulfilled, if only we had the strength to reach the shore of peace.)

This profound couplet speaks to the struggle between desire and capability. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, questions when the passion of the heart—the 'shauq-e-dil'—is meant for the powerless. He asks if there is any strength left to even reach the sacred path of love. It’s a deep meditation on human frailty and the overwhelming nature of emotional longing.