बा'द ख़ूँ-रेज़ी के मुद्दत बे-हिना रंगीं रहा हाथ उस का जो मिरे लोहू में गुस्ताख़ाना था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

After the bloodshed, for a long time, the hand that was reckless in my blood remained untainted.

Explanation

This powerful couplet captures the ultimate pain of emotional betrayal. The poet laments that despite the speaker enduring a long period of emotional 'blood-shedding'—of suffering and tears—the beloved's hand, the hand that once played with the speaker's very lifeblood, remained untouched and pristine. It speaks to the deep wound of indifference; the person who caused the pain didn't even bear the stain of the suffering they inflicted. It is a profound commentary on emotional detachment.

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