Weakness has killed the core of the heart, and calamity has come to our life, to our home.

This profound couplet speaks to the deepest form of sorrow: the self-inflicted wound. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the death of the heart's essence (आख़िर) was not due to an external villain or lover's cruelty, but rather due to weakness (बे-ताक़ती). The calamity (आफ़त) came from within, from our own hearts (हमारे जी की आई हमारे घर से). It is a powerful reflection on introspection, reminding us that sometimes, our greatest enemies reside within our own souls.