Qatl Ko Main Kaha To Uth Bola, Aaj Kal Subh-o-sham Hota Hai — Mir Taqi Mir
क़त्ल को मैं कहा तो उठ बोला
आज कल सुब्ह-ओ-शाम होता है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
When I spoke of murder, he said, 'It happens day and night.'
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the omnipresence of sorrow and the inevitability of fate. When the poet addresses the concept of death, the response is that it is not an event that happens occasionally, but rather a constant state—a rhythm of life and death, morning and evening. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that in modern times, tragedy and transience are not exceptions, but the very fabric of existence, making the pain a continuous companion.
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