Sar Maar Kar Hua Tha Main Khaak Us Gali Mein — Mir Taqi Mir
सर मार कर हुआ था मैं ख़ाक उस गली में
सीने पे मुझ को उस का मज़कूर नक़्श-ए-पा था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Having been struck and turned to dust in that lane, I bore the indelible mark of their mockery upon my chest.
Explanation
This powerful couplet speaks to the nature of lasting emotional scars. Mir Taqi Mir describes being utterly defeated and reduced to dust in a specific street. Yet, even when his physical existence was erased, the indelible mark of the beloved—the 'naqsh-e-pa'—remained engraved on his heart. It is a profound meditation on how memory and love survive far beyond physical pain or humiliation.
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