Kya Karoon Sharah Khasta-jaani Ki — Mir Taqi Mir
क्या करूँ शरह ख़स्ता-जानी की
मैं ने मर मर के ज़िंदगानी की
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
What should I do with the tenderness of my soul? I have lived my life by dying over and over.
Explanation
This couplet is a profound meditation on life and death. The poet suggests that the temptation of death's allure ('sharh khasta-jaani') is meaningless for him. Why? Because he has already lived his entire life ('zindagaani') in such an intensely emotional state—a state of perpetual readiness for departure, as if dying repeatedly. It speaks to a life lived with extreme depth and emotional commitment.
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