Koft Se Jaan Lab Pe Aayi Hai / Hum Ne Kya Chot Dil Pe Khaayi Hai — Mir Taqi Mir
कोफ़्त से जान लब पे आई है
हम ने क्या चोट दिल पे खाई है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
My life has come to my lips from the shroud; what wound have I received on my heart?
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the paradoxical nature of deep emotion. The poet suggests that the intensity of feeling—the very essence of life ('jaan')—has reached the lips, ready to be expressed. But the deeper question is: what pain did we inflict upon our own hearts? It's a self-reflective moment, questioning the source of the suffering, implying that the pain might be self-inflicted or deeply internalized.
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