जफ़ाएँ देख लियाँ बेवफ़ाइयाँ देखीं
भला हुआ कि तिरी सब बुराइयाँ देखीं
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
We have witnessed the cruelties and seen the betrayals; was it better that we saw all your flaws?
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the ultimate despair of a lover. The speaker says that while they have witnessed the pain of cruelty (jafa) and betrayal (bewafai), the most overwhelming experience was seeing the sheer depth of the beloved's faults. It's a painful acknowledgment that even the bad things revealed the truth, leaving the heart shattered by the realization.
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