Ashiqi-o-be-kasi-o-raftagi — Mir Taqi Mir
आशिक़ी-ओ-बे-कसी-ओ-रफ़तगी
जी रहा कब ऐसे आज़ारों के बीच
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Of love, of solitude, and friendship—when can one live amidst such sorrows?
Explanation
This couplet is a profound lament about the impossible nature of true love. The poet asks, 'When will I live... in such a state of separation and yearning?' He is questioning the very possibility of enduring love when it is constantly shadowed by absence and emotional distance. It captures the agonizing tension between the desire for connection and the reality of painful loneliness.
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