Chashm Ho To Aaina-khana Hai Dehr — Mir Taqi Mir
चश्म हो तो आईना-ख़ाना है दहर
मुँह नज़र आता है दीवारों के बीच
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
If a glass is a mirror shop, this age shows faces trapped among the walls.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the nature of perception itself. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that when we open our eyes—when we are truly observant—the world appears like a 'mirror house' (Aaina-Khana). Everything we see is fragmented, reflecting our own images and the images of others trapped between the rigid walls of reality. It's a meditation on how much of our existence is merely a reflection, a performance for the world to see.
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