Lakht-e-jigar To Apne Yak-laht Ro Chu Ka Tha — Mir Taqi Mir
लख़्त-ए-जिगर तो अपने यक-लख़्त रो चुका था
अश्क-ए-फ़क़त का झमका आँखों से लग रहा था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
is that the piece of the liver (or heart) was already torn into pieces, and the sparkle of tears of sorrow seemed to be coming from the eyes.
Explanation
This powerful couplet speaks to the exhaustion of the soul. Mir Taqi Mir describes a state where the heart itself has already shed its last tear, crying its single drop. Yet, despite the heart's depletion, the eyes still reflect a visible, shimmering sign of profound loneliness. It's the depiction of a sorrow so deep that it becomes an outward, palpable aura.
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