Do not step into the desert of love, lest Khizr appear at every step on this path, emerging from the journey itself.
This couplet is a profound warning about the journey of love. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the path of true love (dast-e-mohabbat) is not a simple journey; it is a spiritual wilderness. He warns us not to tread carelessly, because every single step taken on this path reveals a profound truth, a revelation, or a guide (Khizr). It implies that the experience of love is so overwhelmingly divine that every moment is a moment of divine encounter.
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