Literally, the couplet says: When morning came, I remembered you, without any meat, / The tear that fell upon the lap was a single pearl. The couplet conveys the memory of something—or someone—that was remembered upon the arrival of morning, emphasizing the preciousness of a single tear.

This couplet is a beautiful meditation on memory and pain. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that sometimes, the memory of a loved one is so abstract—without a clear image or face—that it only manifests as a single, perfect tear. That tear, like a pearl (gauhar-e-yak-dana), holds the immense weight of all the unsaid emotions and the pain of remembrance. It shows that the deepest feelings are often faceless and silent.