Didanee Hai Shikastagi Dil Ki — Mir Taqi Mir
दीदनी है शिकस्तगी दिल की
क्या इमारत ग़मों ने ढाई है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
is: This is the wound of a broken heart, what structure have sorrows built in two and a half (two and a half units/time)?
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the sudden, visible fragility of the heart. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the damage we see on the heart is not random; it is a structure built by sorrow. The poet questions how such a complex emotional edifice could be erected in merely 'two and a half days,' highlighting the devastating speed and weight of grief.
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