All those who succumbed to this affliction of love have died; often those who were ill with us have passed away.

This profound couplet speaks to the devastating, consuming nature of love's ailment. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that those who were susceptible to the 'sickness' of love—the very people who were consumed by it—have passed away. But the deeper sorrow lies in the second line: even the companions, the ones suffering alongside the lover, are often claimed by the disease itself. It paints a picture of love's tragedy, where no one can escape its deadly grip.